title: [Cardiovascular disease prevention in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus according to the recent statement from the American Heart Association/American Diabetes Association].
abstract: There is a clear epidemiologic association between glycemic control and cardiovascular disease. There is strong evidence of a microvascular benefit by lowering glycated hemoglobin <7% while acknowledging lack of proven macrovascular benefits. It is therefore relevant, in all diabetic patients, to control all major cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. These risk factors, easily measurable, account for 90% of acute myocardial infarction. In this review, the update on prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus from the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association is discussed and commented.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Malattie del Metabolismo, Dipartimento di Medicina (DIMED), Università degli Studi, Padova.
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avogaro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000572:American Heart Association; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States