Individuals with diabetes were found to have similar long-term patency of internal thoracic artery grafts and saphenous vein grafts compared with those without diabetes, according to a study.

“Today, nearly 50% of patients undergoing CABG have diabetes. However, little is known about bypass graft patency in patients with vs. without diabetes,” Sajjad Raza, MD, of the department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues wrote.