title: Screening for diabetes in patients with cardiovascular disease: HbA1c trumps oral glucose tolerance testing.
authors.affiliation: British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK. Electronic address: naveed.sattar@glasgow.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Naveed
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sattar
authors.affiliation: Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Preiss
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human