What are the risk factors for myocardial infarction and stroke case fatality in patients with type 2 diabetes?
Risk factors such as HbA1c measured years prior can predict the case fatality of future MI or stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes, enabling updated risk estimation equations.
The risk of MI or stroke being fatal in type 2 diabetes is associated with risk factors, including HbA(1c), measured many years before onset of MI or stroke. Equations have been added to the UKPDS Risk Engine to estimate likely case fatality rates in MI and stroke.
Stevens et al. (Thu,) studied this question.