BACKGROUND Although numerous studies and metanalysis have shown the beneficial effect of statin therapy in CVD secondary prevention, there is still controversy such the use of statins for primary CVD prevention in patients with DM. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of total major adverse cardio-vascular events (MACE) in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes complicate...

BACKGROUND Ethnic minority groups have higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We assessed general practitioners' (GPs') performance with respect to the pharmacological prevention of CVD in patients with T2DM from different ethnic backgrounds in Oslo. METHODS Of 1653 T2DM patients cared for by 49 GPs in 2005, 380 had a diagnosis of CVD. Ethnicity...

BACKGROUND The value of aspirin in primary prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to identify women who benefit from alternate-day aspirin with regard to all relevant outcomes, including cancer, CVD and major gastrointestinal bleeding. METHODS Long term follow-up data of 27 939 healthy women with baseline plasma samples in the Women's ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy of assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in the primary prevention of CVD and its impact on clinical outcomes. DESIGN Systematic review. DATA SOURCES Published studies retrieved from Medline and other databases. Reference lists of identified articles were inspected for further relevant articles. SELECTION OF STUDIES Any study that compared the pre...

In addition to encouraging a healthy lifestyle and treating modifiable risk factors, one of the mainstays for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the use of statin therapy in people with increased CVD risk. However, it is confusing for clinicians and patients that guidelines from different organisations make different recommendations about who to treat and how to set treatment...

Mortality and morbidity in diabetes Peter Savage (Ellicott City, MD) discussed secular trends in cardiovascular disease (CVD) among patients with diabetes. Two-thirds to three-quarters of patients with diabetes will eventually die of CVD. Diabetes is becoming more important as a cause of CVD in the population because of its increasing prevalence, due to the high incidence in minority population...

BACKGROUND Hypertension, with a global prevalence of 40%, is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We conducted an exploratory study in Zhejiang China to understand the prevention of CVD among hypertensive patients with a 10 year CVD risk of 20% or higher. We assessed current practices in a rural 'township hospital' (a primary care facility), and compared them with international evid...

Over the last years, cardiac rehabilitation services have expanded their indication to include not just patients after myocardial infarction or surgery, but also a variety of non-acute cardiovascular disease (CVD) states like stable coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, neurovascular disease as well as asymptomatic patients with no history of CVD but with a constellation of cardio...