Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control Improves Survival

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 66; no. 7; pp. 765 - 773
• Main Authors: Bittner, Vera, MD, MSPH, Bertolet, Marnie, PhD, Barraza Felix, Rafael, MD, Farkouh, Michael E., MD, MSc, Goldberg, Suzanne, RN, MSN, Ramanathan, Kodangudi B., MD, Redmon, J. Bruce, MD, Sperling, Laurence, MD, Rutter, Martin K., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Inc 18.08.2015; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: blood pressure; Cardiology; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol; coronary heart disease; diabetes mellitus; glycosylated hemoglobin A; Heart attacks; Internal Medicine; smoking; blood pressure; cardiovascular disease; T2DM; myocardial infarction; diabetes mellitus; risk factor; BP; CVD; glycosylated hemoglobin A; HbA 1c; RF; smoking; type 2 diabetes mellitus; cholesterol; coronary heart disease; glycosylated hemoglobin; MI; CHD; non-HDL-C; non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1c

Abstract Background It is unclear whether achieving multiple risk factor (RF) goals through protocol-guided intensive medical therapy is feasible or improves outcomes in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Objectives This study sought to quantify the relationship between achieved RF goals in the BARI 2D (Bypa...