Why the study?
Does type 2 diabetes mellitus carry a coronary heart disease equivalent risk for the need for coronary revascularization in the Korean population?
Population
2,168,698 subjects in Korea with type 2 diabetes mellitus taking oral anti-diabetic drugs in 2008 and/or a…
Comparison
History of recent coronary heart disease only… vs Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) only
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Up to 4 years (January 2009 to December 2012)
Authors
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Supports T2DM not being a CHD risk equivalent for revascularization in Koreans; hypothesis-generating and leaves open prospective validation.
Does type 2 diabetes mellitus carry a coronary heart disease equivalent risk for the need for coronary revascularization in the Korean population?
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is not a coronary heart disease risk equivalent for the need for coronary revascularization in the Korean population.
Jung et al. (2015) studied this question.
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