Preventing cardiovascular disease and diabetes - A call to action from the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association
Preventing cardiovascular disease and diabetes - A call to action from the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association
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DOI:
10.1161/circulationaha.106.176583
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发表时间:
2006-06-27
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37.8
通讯作者:
Rizza, Robert A.
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Eckel, Robert H.;Kahn, Richard;Rizza, Robert A.
much beyond the population from which they were constructed. There is one such tool, however (available free on the Internet at http://www. diabetes. org/diabetesphd), that has been extensively validated across many widely differing clinical trials, and it incorporates virtually all known CVD risk factors. Although it can be used to predict the risk of developing CVD/diabetes or the effects of treatment after developing diabetes/CVD, this tool and other risk-assessment algorithms are rarely used in clinical practice. Conversely, emerging evidence suggests that simply ascertaining a person’s blood glucose level, blood pressure, LDL cholesterol level, and tobacco use and noting the presence of obesity may be sufficient to initiate the appropriate interventions to prevent or identify diabetes and emerging CVD. 22, 24, 50, 51 Even borderline abnormalities, especially if they are multiple, may well presage future problems and should be addressed. Certainly, a number of intriguing scientific questions remain regarding the relative impact of each risk factor, the hierarchy of risk factors, the inclusion of other risk factors, and the relationships among all of them; however, at the very least, we encourage providers to be cognizant of these key parameters.