title: Pharmacological strategies to reduce cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes mellitus: an update.
abstract: Morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is largely dominated by the occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Treatment of known risk factors of CVD has proven to be beneficial in terms of reduction in risk of major CVD events in the general population. Recent trials have provided information on the treatment of hyperglycaemia, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and platelet aggregation in the patient with type 2 diabetes. Strict glycaemic control is not associated with a significant reduction in CVD risk, although new hypoglycaemic agents may offer additional benefits. In contrast, it has been demonstrated that treatment of hypertension and dyslipidaemia significantly reduce cardiovascular risk. Meticulous control of blood pressure to a level < or =130/80 mm Hg, preferably using renin-angiotensin system-modulating agents, is of proven value. Use of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) as low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol-lowering therapy, initiated at a level of > or =2.60 mmol/L is firmly established. Recent trials lend support to lowering the target level for LDL-cholesterol-lowering therapy to < or =1.81 mmol/L. Mainly based on risk analogy, international guidelines advocate the use of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) in the primary prevention of CVD in patients with type 2 diabetes. However, there is no support from large trials that the estimated 25% risk reduction in primary prevention in a high-risk population is the same in the subgroup with diabetes. An intensified approach in order to identify and treat cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes, stratified to individual patients, is necessary to reduce the excess cardiovascular burden of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, PO Box 9600, Leiden, C01-R, 2300 RC, the Netherlands. m.m.c.hovens@lumc.nl
authors.forename: Marcel M C
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hovens
authors.forename: Jouke T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Tamsma
authors.forename: Edith D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Beishuizen
authors.forename: Menno V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Huisman
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
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