The drug-coated stent succeeded in treating coronary artery blockage in the heart without resorting to open-heart operations. Including blockages and deposits that are usually in several places and that the sizes of the coronary arteries in these patients are often small and accurate and the ability of the coronary artery to early blockage, whether by surgery or regular stents. Dr. added. Al-Barqi said that studies that have been done in the King Abdulaziz Medical City in the National Guard have shown that in every 100 coronary patients, the rate of sugar is 61%, which is the highest, and that 35% of these patients come to the hospital in a late condition, and doctors cannot help them much due to the severity of cholesterol deposition in the artery. Coronary. Dr. Al-Barqi confirmed that the international medical studies presented in Washington, DC at the World Catheterization Conference proved that the new drug-coated stents "Drugeluted stents" have succeeded in treating coronary artery blockage in the heart, and this led to a severe reduction in open heart operations and coronary artery grafts. Of the normal patients as well as patients a
Sugar in particular is very excellent. Dr. Al-Barqi indicated that a study presented at the conference from Spain stated that 160 patients had coated stents in 80 patients and ordinary stents in 80 other patients, and the results were 7.7% of the blockage after 6 months in coated stents and 33% of regular stents, which means a success rate of 93%, which is one of the highest rates in Catheter history of diabetics in particular.
Dr. Al-Barqi indicated that the studies that worked in the King Abdulaziz Medical City in the National Guard studied 339 patients who underwent cardiac catheterization operations, and 423 coated stents were installed for them, most of whom were diabetic, and God bless them, the results were excellent and they are followed up in clinics periodically while they are in good health.
Finally, Dr. Al-Barqi advises all diabetics to periodically check the heart, especially the coronary arteries, and not neglect because there is a big difference between normal heart patients and diabetics, as the diabetic does not feel the symptoms of angina and does not feel the symptoms of chest pain due to the weakness of the sensation of the nerves feeding the heart and because the rate of heart attack The silent chest without feeling more pain in the chest in diabetics, taking into account the diet, weight reduction, and regular use of medication, especially heart medications.
