Quality of Care Among Patients with Diabetes and Cerebrovascular Disease. Insights from The Diabetes Collaborative Registry
Not only do patients with type 2 diabetes have increased risks of coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease, but they also have least a two-fold increased risk of experiencing a stroke. Further, patients with type 2 diabetes who have a stroke have worse outcomes compared with those without type 2 diabetes.1 While secondary prevention strategies and the quality of care of patients with type 2 diabetes and concomitant coronary artery disease have been well-studied,2 less is known about the management of patients with type 2 diabetes and cerebrovascular disease (e.g., stroke, transient ischemic attack, carotid artery disease).
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Justin B. Echouffo-Tcheugui, Alexander Turchin, Robert S. Rosenson, Gregg C. Fonarow, Abhinav Goyal, James A. de Lemos, Suzanne V. Arnold Tags: Clinical Research Study Source Type: research
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