[Coronary artery disease in patients with diabetes].

Diabetes in patients with coronary artery disease multiplies the risk of a cardiovascular event by a factor of 2 to 3. The risk is still higher for patients with heart or kidney failure. The detection of silent ischemia makes it possible to identify patients with revascularizable stenosis of the coronary artery or three-vessel atheroma. The choice between angioplasty and coronary bypass for diabetes patients with multiple-vessel disease requires multidisciplinary discussion. The onset of acute coronary syndrome in a patient with diabetes justifies coronary angiography to attempt any possible revascularization. Coronary angioplasty with a drug-eluting stent reduces the risk of need for revascularization due to restenosis, without modifying the risk of death/infarction compared with a bare-metal stent. Prognosis is improved only if appropriate comprehensive management follows, including intensive correction of risk factors. The management of a patient with coronary artery disease and diabetes must be multidisciplinary, in a network of care coordinated by the general practitioner.