RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Prognostic Factors of Fatal and Nonfatal Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: The Role of Renal Function Biomarkers JF Clinical Diabetes JO diaclin FD American Diabetes Association SP cd200067 DO 10.2337/cd20-0067 A1 Roumeliotis, Stefanos A1 Liakopoulos, Vassilios A1 Roumeliotis, Athanasios A1 Stamou, Aikaterini A1 Panagoutsos, Stylianos A1 D’Arrigo, Graziella A1 Tripepi, Giovanni YR 2021 UL http://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2021/01/23/cd20-0067.abstract AB In this study, 158 patients with different degrees of renal function were followed for 7 years to assess the prognostic value of various risk factors, including carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and biomarkers of renal function, for incident cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes. The investigators found that estimated glomerular filtration rate, albuminuria, and history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) can be used for prognosis of CVD, whereas cIMT adds little to the accuracy of this prediction.