Control of cardiometabolic risk factors and their association with carotid intima media thickness among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus-single center experience in a developing country.
Thilak Priyantha WeerarathnaSarath LekamwasamIroshani KodikaraKeddegoda Gamage Piyumi WasanaChathuranga Lakmal FonsekaPublished in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2024)
The majority of patients have not achieved the recommended targets for ASCVD risk factors and are at high risk of ASCVD. It is therefore necessary to identify the reasons for not achieving the treatment targets in order to reduce the ASCVD burden by controlling LDL-C, TG, and NAFLD.