Nationwide Trends in Cardiac Risk and Mortality in Patients With Incident Type 2 Diabetes: A Danish Cohort Study.

Christine GyldenkerneJakob S KnudsenKevin Kris Warnakula OlesenHenrik T SørensenHans E BøtkerReimar Wernich ThomsenMichael Maeng

Published in: Diabetes care (2021)

From 1996 to 2011, Danish patients with incident type 2 diabetes and no prior cardiovascular disease experienced major reductions in cardiac risk and mortality. The risk reductions coincided with increased use of prophylactic cardiovascular medications.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
cardiovascular events
left ventricular
glycemic control
heart failure
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
atrial fibrillation