Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 1st, 2006
Study 1: Diabetes patients have similar rates as nondiabetics for developing stroke, graft patency, and lib salvage after surgery arc, but their risk of complications is higher.
Scientists from the United States recently conducted a review to, "determine the prevalence and outcome in patients with diabetes that undergo surgery to correct carotid artery stenosis, lower extremity arterial disease, and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)."
J.S. Weiss and B.E. Sumpio at Yale University explained, "Studies were obtained from searches over the past 15 years on...
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