Current recommendations for prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes mellitus. Part II of II.
Patients with diabetes mellitus are at a high risk of developing cardiovascular disease, and therefore stand to benefit greatly from a preventive strategy. Recommendations regarding assessment and management of traditional risk factors are basically similar for diabetic and nondiabetic patients with several important differences. Several nontraditional risk factors also play a substantial role in the development of cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients, and need to be addressed if full preventive care is to be provided. In this second in a two-part series, we present current recommendations for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease in the diabetic patient.
Hupfeld
Christopher J
CJ
University of California-Davis School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Vascular Biology, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Wong
Gail A
GA
D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors