This is true for people with unstable angina, NSTEMI, and STEMI.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with diabetes mellitus, and experts predict that diabetes prevalence will double by 2030. To evaluate the influence of diabetes on mortality at 30 days and 1 year among patients with acute coronary syndromes, researchers analyzed data from patients enrolled in 11 Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Study Group clinical trials from 1997 to 2006.
The study cohort consisted of 46,577 patients with ST-segment-elevation MI (STEMI) and 15,459 with unstable angina or non-STEMI (UA/NSTEMI), of whom 10,613 (17.1%) had self-reported diabetes (type 1 or 2). Diabetes was independently associated with higher mortality in patients with UA/NSTEMI and in those with STEMI at 30 days (a…