Revisiting the Role of Intensive Glucose Control on Cardiovascular Outcomes

Summary

While good glycemic control is associated with preventing microvascular complications, its association with cardiovascular disease is far less straightforward. Key studies have yet to report a consistently positive effect of intensive glucose lowering on cardiovascular outcomes. For now, intensive glucose control should not be considered a strategy to prevent macrovascular complications.

  • hyperglycemia
  • cardiovascular
  • type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • macrovascular
  • microvascular
  • cardiology & cardiovascular medicine clinical trials
  • endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism clinical trials
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