Optimal Medical Therapy vs CT Angiography Screening for Patients With Diabetes

Patients with diabetes mellitus have long been recognized as having a much greater incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD), which is a major factor in their poorer long-term outcomes. This has led to the recognition that patients with diabetes merit more intensive lipid treatment, which is reflec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2014-12, Vol.312 (21), p.2219-2220
1. Verfasser:	Gibbons, Raymond J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cardiovascular disease Clinical outcomes Coronary Angiography - methods Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications Female Humans Lipids Male Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	Patients with diabetes mellitus have long been recognized as having a much greater incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD), which is a major factor in their poorer long-term outcomes. This has led to the recognition that patients with diabetes merit more intensive lipid treatment, which is reflected in the latest guidelines. Here, Gibbons discusses the prevalence of CAD in asymptomatic patients with diabetes.
ISSN:	0098-7484 1538-3598
DOI:	10.1001/jama.2014.15958