title: [Lipids--diagnosis and therapy in type 2 diabetes].
abstract: Hyper- and Dyslipidemia contribute to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Pharmacological therapy with statins has convincingly proved to reduce cardiovascular risk in diabetic patients. The present article represents the recommendations of the Austrian Diabetes Association for the use of lipid-lowering drugs in diabetic patients according to current scientific evidence.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Universitätsklinik Graz, Graz, Osterreich. thomas.wascher@meduni-graz.at
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Wascher
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents