Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular risk reduction successful in type 2 diabetes through nurse-led care
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, August 28th, 2006
In a recently published article, scientists in England conducted a study "to implement a protocol-driven, nurse-led cardiovascular risk reduction clinic using an open clinical algorithm. The primary aim of the clinic was to optimize blood pressure (BP) control; secondary aims were to reduce modifiable cardiovascular risk factors."
A. Woodward and colleagues at the University Hospital Aintree studied "110 people with type 2 diabetes attending a diabetes out-patient centre at University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool. Patients taking one...
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