1216 consecutive patients (1637 lesions) treated with Cre8 between August 2011 and January 2015 were retrospectively enrolled and divided in two groups: DM and non-DM patients. The primary and secondary endpoints were target lesion failure (TLF) and TLR at 1-year, respectively.
1-Year clinical outcome was available for 407 (80%) DM and 566 (84%) non-DM patients. Diabetic patients were more frequently affected by hypertension (p < 0.001) and dyslipidemia (p < 0.001) and more frequently dialyzed (p = 0.010). At 1-year, TLF occurred in 50 (5.1%) overall patients, and was similar in DM and non-DM patients (4.9 vs 5.3%, respectively, p = 0.788). The secondary endpoint (TLR) occurred in 3% of overall patients and similarly in DM and non-DM patients (3.7 vs 2.5%, respectively, p = 0.273). Primary and secondary endpoints were similar also between insulin and non-insulin dependent DM patients.
The results of this large, real-world, multicenter-independent registry show that Cre8 AES has similar safety and efficacy profile in DM as well as non-DM patients, reducing the adverse outcomes related to DM in patients undergoing PCI. A large randomized trial will be necessary to definitely prove these preliminary findings.