What are the long-term outcomes of coronary stenting versus bypass surgery in diabetic patients?
In 2005, Serruys et al. conducted a study to compare the five year outcomes of coronary stenting versus bypass surgery in diabetic patients. Results from the Arterial Revascularization Therapies Study (ARTS) randomized trial showed that CABG was associated with significantly lower risk of cardiac death compared to PCI. In 2012, Farkouh et al. conducted a study which showed that CABG provided more long-term survival benefit in diabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease compared to PCI. Kapur et al. (2010) conducted the CARDia (Coronary Artery Revascularization in Diabetes) Trial which showed that CABG was associated with significantly greater freedom from major adverse cardiac events at one year compared to PCI. Groot et al. (2012) conducted a study which showed that CABG provided superior long-term outcomes compared to PCI in diabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease.  