TY - JOUR T1 - Efficacy of beta blockade, thrombolytic therapy, and coronary angioplasty in diabetic patients with coronary artery disease JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 145 LP - 149 VL - 60 IS - 2 AU - Conrad Simpfendorfer A2 - Vidt, Donald G. Bakst, Alan Y1 - 1993/03/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/60/2/145.abstract N2 - Diabetes mellitus is an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease. In addition, ischemic heart disease is the major cause of mortality among diabetic patients. Early and late mortality after acute myocardial infarction is higher among diabetic patients. However, the effectiveness of newer treatments on diabetic patients with coronary artery disease has received little attention. This article reviews the effect of beta blockers and thrombolysis in diabetic patients after acute myocardial infarction and compares early and late results of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in diabetic patients with those in the nondiabetic population. ER -