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Cardiovascular Disease
Findings from J.A. Gimenoorna et al in cardiovascular disease reported
July 13th, 2009
According to recent research published in the American Journal of Cardiology, "It is important identify patients with very high cardiovascular risk to intensify their therapy. Our aim was to assess the association between retinopathy and incident cardiovascular events (cardiovascular disease [CVD]) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM)." "were included if they had type 2 DM and a visible fundus. Baseline clinical and biochemical variables, including urinary albumin excretion rate, were collected. Clinical end points were nonfatal or fatal cardiovascular events (unstable angina including revascularization, nonfatal or fatal myocardial infarction,...
Source: Diabetes Week (2009-07-13)
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