Body weight changes in patients with type 2 diabetes and a recent acute coronary syndrome: an analysis from the EXAMINE trial.

Joao Pedro FerreiraPatrick RossignolGeorge BakrisCyrus MehtaWilliam B WhiteFaiez Zannad

Published in: Cardiovascular diabetology (2021)

In patients with T2D who had a recent ACS/MI, a ≥ 5% loss of body weight was associated with a higher risk of subsequent cardiovascular events and mortality.

Keyphrases

body weight
cardiovascular events
acute coronary syndrome
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular disease
percutaneous coronary intervention
antiplatelet therapy
study protocol
phase iii
clinical trial
randomized controlled trial
type diabetes
risk factors
placebo controlled
double blind