Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: The Well-Established Connection-A Debate Among Experts

 

Release Date:  January 14, 2014

Expiration Date: January 14, 2015

 

 

 

Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology

Tullis Tulane Alumni Chair in Diabetes

Chief, Section of Endocrinology

Tulane University Health Sciences Center

New Orleans, LA

 

Associate Professor

Harvard Medical School

Head, Section of Clinical Research

Joslin Diabetes Center

Boston, MA

 

Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis, IN

 

Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

 

The target audience for this initiative includes experts in the areas of cardiology, internal medicine, primary care, endocrinology/diabetology, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other allied healthcare professionals interested in and actively engaged in the management of patients with diabetes.

 

Poorly controlled diabetes is a major risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) complications, and adults with diabetes are 2 to 4 times more likely than those without diabetes to suffer from heart disease or stroke. CV complications are the leading cause of death in patients with type 2 diabetes, with more than half of these patients dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Poor glycemic control can contribute to the development of CV risk. Many contributing factors are modifiable, making it incumbent upon the clinician to ensure that these are addressed properly and early so as to limit CV risk. The goal of this educational initiative is to educate clinicians on how to improve patient care by communicating the latest significant, comprehensive, evidence-based advances in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and to address the more important issue of diabetes with comorbid conditions such as CVD.

 

 

 

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