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Risk of New-Onset Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction From High-Dose Statin Therapy in Pre-Diabetics and Non – Pre-Diabetics
More intensive statin therapy compared with moderate-intensity statin therapy decreases risk even further (1). [...]the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines recommend high-intensity statin therapy in high-risk patients. PD patients also had, on average,...
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Published in: | Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015-02, Vol.65 (4), p.402-404 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | More intensive statin therapy compared with moderate-intensity statin therapy decreases risk even further (1). [...]the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines recommend high-intensity statin therapy in high-risk patients. PD patients also had, on average, a higher body mass index, higher FBG, higher triglyceride levels, and lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. |
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ISSN: | 0735-1097 1558-3597 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.10.053 |