Clinical Diabetes 24:169-173, 2006
© American Diabetes Association ®, Inc., 2006
Screening for Coronary Disease in Diabetes: When and How
Yasmine S. Ali, MD and
David J. Maron, MD
IN BRIEF
Coronary atherosclerosis and silent ischemia are highly prevalent in
patients with diabetes. Identification of subclinical atherosclerosis and
ischemia in asymptomatic patients with diabetes is valuable for risk
stratification and for guiding therapy. This article reviews methods of
screening and proposes how to implement them in practice.

CiteULike Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Technorati What's this?
Copyright © 2006 by the American Diabetes Association.
|
|
| |
|