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Diabetes: A
Cardiac Condition?
Newswise — The
relationship between diabetes and
cardiovascular disease is growing
ever-increasingly apparent, requiring
experts to address the growing concerns of
diabetes patients.
But what is the true
nature of this relationship? This issue will
be examined at the American Association of
Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 17th Annual
Meeting & Clinical Congress, at 2:15 p.m. on
Thursday, May 15, 2008, at the Walt Disney
World Dolphin Resort in Orlando.
“The mortality rate of
a diabetes patient that has experienced a
heart attack is approximately double that of
the non-diabetic patient,” AACE member David
S.H. Bell, MB, FACP, FACE said.
Furthermore, Bell said
that the “type 2 diabetes patient has as
much chance of having a myocardial
infarction as a non-diabetic patient who has
already had one.
"Therefore
it’s necessary to regard the diabetes
patient a cardiac patient during treatment.”
At the 2008 AACE Annual
Meeting, the correlation between
cardiovascular events and diabetes will be
taking center stage. A special symposium
titled “Clinical Trials Targeting Glycemia:
What Do We Expect to Learn?” will consider
the impact of glucose control through
studies including ACCORD, ADVANCE, VADT, and
others. Other sessions of interest include
“Insulin Resistance and Atherosclerosis: The
Missing Link,” and “Hypoglycemia: The
Limiting Factor in the Glycemic Management
of Diabetes.”
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