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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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 312; no. 21; pp. 2219 - 2220
Main Author Gibbons, Raymond J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Medical Association 03.12.2014
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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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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2014.15958