PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Buckley, Rita
ED  - Oral, Elif A.
TI  - New Anti-Diabetes Agents offer Promise in the Fight against CVD
DP  - 2012 Jun 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 34--35
VI  - 12
IP  - 4
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/4/34.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/4/34.full
AB  - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major risk factor for ischemic heart disease, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for individuals with T2DM [McEwen LN et al. Diabetes Care 2012]. Common conditions that coexist with T2DM (eg, hypertension and dyslipidemia) are clear risk factors for CVD; however, a diagnosis of T2DM itself confers independent risk [Whittington HJ et al. Cardiol Res Pract 2012].