title: [Cardiovascular risk in diabetes--diagnostic and therapeutic aspects].
abstract: In Germany, more than 27,000 diabetic patients suffer an acute myocardial infarction annually; in addition, the number of cardiac infarction patients with unrecognized permanent disturbances of the glucose metabolism is high. The cardiovascular mortality of diabetics in comparison with nondiabetics is four to six times higher. Through an intensification of diagnostics and therapy, it is possible to reduce the hospital mortality of diabetics with acute myocardial infarction. For each patient with myocardial infarction and for whom diabetes has not been previously diagnosed, it is recommended that the blood sugar be tested upon admission to the hospital and that an oral glucose tolerance test be conducted for the detection of a glucose metabolic disorder during the postinfarction phase. An example of a successful approach for metabolic intervention is glucose-insulin infusion to optimize the metabolic condition during the acute phase.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Diabetesforschung, 3. Med. Klinik, Krankenhaus München-Schwabing. oliver.schnell@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schnell
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Standl
mesh_terms: D000077284:Abciximab; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001786:Blood Glucose; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D007328:Insulin; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin; D000077284:Abciximab