Who Must We Target Now to Minimize Future Cardiovascular Events and Total Mortality? Lessons From the Surveillance, Prevention and Management of Diabetes Mellitus (SUPREME-DM) Cohort Study

• Published in: Circulation Cardiovascular quality and outcomes Vol. 8; no. 5; pp. 508 - 516
• Main Authors: Desai, Jay R., Vazquez-Benitez, Gabriela, Xu, Zhiyuan, Schroeder, Emily B., Karter, Andrew J., Steiner, John F., Nichols, Gregory A., Reynolds, Kristi, Xu, Stanley, Newton, Katherine, Pathak, Ram D., Waitzfelder, Beth, Elston Lafata, Jennifer, Butler, Melissa G., Kirchner, H. Lester, Thomas, Abraham, O’Connor, Patrick J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Disease Management; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Surveys - methods; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Morbidity - trends; Risk Assessment - methods; Risk Factors; Survival Rate - trends; Time Factors; United States - epidemiology; Young Adult; United States

Examining trends in cardiovascular events and mortality in US health systems can guide the design of targeted clinical and public health strategies to reduce cardiovascular events and mortality rates. We conducted an observational cohort study from 2005 to 2011 among 1.25 million diabetic subjects a...