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Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes: a meta-analysis
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a large cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States.[1] Each year over 1.5 million Americans suffer from a CVD event (fatal or non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke) and approximately 75% of these are a first event.[1,2] Patients with diabetes have a higher CVD event risk than patients without diabetes, and CVD is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes.[3] Historically, in addition to lifestyle modifications and control of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, aspirin has been widely recommended for the primary preve...
Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - July 26, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Lianne A. Kokoska, Sheila M. Wilhelm, Candice L. Garwood, Helen D. Berlie Source Type: research