title: Hot Topics in Primary Care: Cardiovascular Safety of Medications for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
abstract: Besides vascular events, which include myocardial infarction and stroke, patients with diabetes are at a high risk for developing heart failure and heart failure-related death, with a 15% increase in the risk of heart failure for every 1% increase in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) above 7.5%.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Javed
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Butler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents