Use of the Burden of Diabetes Mellitus Score for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is rising drastically with> 400 million patients living with the disorder worldwide.1-3 DM is associated with severe complications including coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke, neuropathy, retinopathy, and nephropathy.2,4,5 Of these, cardiovascular (CV) disease is the most substantial cause of morbidity and mortality.6-9 Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels and duration of disease are 2 of the strongest predictors of poor CV outcomes including mortality.1,2,5,7,10,11 One study showed that early onset DM with> 10 years duration was equivalent to CAD itself.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research