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Long-term effects of intensive multifactorial therapy in individuals with screen-detected type 2 diabetes in primary care: 10-year follow-up of the ADDITION-Europe cluster-randomised trial
In this report, we did a post-hoc analysis of cardiovascular and renal outcomes over 10 years following randomisation, including a 5 years post-intervention follow-up. As in the original trial, the primary endpoint was a composite of first cardiovascular event, including cardiovascular mortality, cardiovascular morbidity (non-fatal myocardial infarction and non-fatal stroke), revascularisation, and non-traumatic amputation, up to Dec 31, 2014. Analyses were based on the intention-to-treat principle. ADDITION-Europe is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT00237549.Findings343 general practices were randomly assigned to ro...
Source: The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology - November 21, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Association Between Primary Care Practitioner Empathy and Risk of Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study.
CONCLUSIONS: Positive patient experiences of practitioner empathy in the year after diagnosis of type 2 diabetes may be associated with beneficial long-term clinical outcomes. Further work is needed to understand which aspects of patient perceptions of empathy might influence health outcomes and how to incorporate this understanding into the education and training of practitioners. PMID: 31285208 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of Family Medicine - June 30, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Dambha-Miller H, Feldman AL, Kinmonth AL, Griffin SJ Tags: Ann Fam Med Source Type: research

Effect of population screening for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors on mortality rate and cardiovascular events: a controlled trial among 1,912,392 Danish adults
Conclusions/interpretationA population-based stepwise screening programme for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors among all middle-aged adults in Denmark was not associated with a reduction in rate of mortality or cardiovascular events between 2001 and 2012.
Source: Diabetologia - September 27, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Guideline Adherence of Antithrombotic Treatment Initiated by General Practitioners in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Danish Survey
ConclusionsAntithrombotic treatment of AF patients is in general well performed in primary care in Denmark. Further improvements may be achieved by thorough stroke risk stratification on the basis of current evidence‐based guidelines.
Source: Clinical Cardiology - May 13, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Axel Brandes, Mikkel Overgaard, Liane Plauborg, Christian Dehlendorff, Frede Lyck, Jørgen Peulicke, Søren Vinther Poulsen, Steen Husted Tags: Clinical Investigation Source Type: research