The tour-de-force for reducing cardiovascular disease risk in diabetic patients.

The burden of diabetes mellitus is still growing worldwide. With that, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the most life-threatening complications associated with diabetes. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients are at 2 to 4 times higher risk of cardiovascular events and death compared to the general population [ [1] Rawshani A. Rawshani A. Franzén S. Eliasson B. Svensson A.-M. Miftaraj M. McGuire D.K. Sattar N. Rosengren A. Gudbjörnsdottir S. Mortality and cardiovascular disease in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. N. Engl. J. Med. 2017; 376: 1407-1418https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1608664 Crossref PubMed Scopus (726) Google Scholar ]. The main comorbidities linked with T2D are atherosclerosis, hyperglycemia, hypertension, and dyslipidemia [ [2] Arnold S.V. Bhatt D.L. Barsness G.W. Beatty A.L. Deedwania P.C. Inzucchi S.E. Kosiborod M. Leiter L.A. Lipska K.J. Newman J.D. Welty F.K. Clinical management of stable coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2020; 141: e779-e806https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000766 Crossref PubMed Scopus (111) Google Scholar , [3] Joseph J.J. Deedwania P. Acharya T. Aguilar D. Bhatt D.L. Chyun D.A. Di Palo K.E. Golden S.H. Sperling L.S. Comprehensive Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2022; 145: e722-e759https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001040 Crossref PubMed Scopus (94) Google Scholar ]. Achievement of the ESC recommendations for secondary prevention of cardiovascular risk factors in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes: A real-world national cohort analysisInternational Journal of CardiologyVol. 377PreviewTo assess compliance with European Society of Cardiology (ESC) secondary prevention recommendations in a nationwide contemporary population with diabetes mellitus (DM) and coronary artery disease. Full-Text PDF