Long-Term Effects of Intensive Glucose Lowering on Cardiovascular Outcomes
Author(s) -
Hertzel C. Gerstein,
Michael E. Miller,
Saul Genuth,
Faramarz Ismail-Beigi,
John B. Buse,
David C. Goff,
Jeffrey L. Probstfield,
William C. Cushman,
Henry N. Ginsberg,
J. Thomas Bigger,
Richard H. Grimm,
Robert P. Byington,
Yves Rosenberg,
William T. Friedewald
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1006524
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , intensive care medicine , type 2 diabetes , disease , intensive care , term (time) , endocrinology , physics , quantum mechanics
Intensive glucose lowering has previously been shown to increase mortality among persons with advanced type 2 diabetes and a high risk of cardiovascular disease. This report describes the 5-year outcomes of a mean of 3.7 years of intensive glucose lowering on mortality and key cardiovascular events.
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