November 18, 2003Annals of Internal Medicine

Increased Incidence of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Mechanisms and Management

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Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

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RHR. Todd HurstMayo Clinic RLRichard LeeCreighton University

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Implication

Urges better uptake of CAD risk reduction therapies in diabetes; leaves open optimal implementation strategies.

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Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Intervention

Pharmacologic and lifestyle interventions for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular complications

Type 2 diabetes should be considered a vascular disease due to its strong predilection for atherosclerosis, highlighting the critical need for better utilization of preventive therapies.

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Hurst et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f7da531a3df824327dbe8 https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-139-10-200311180-00010

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Coronary artery disease

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Increased Incidence of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Mechanisms and Management

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