Journal article
Blood pressure and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and a recent coronary event in the ELIXA trial
Abstract
BackgroundThe relationship between blood pressure and mortality in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is controversial, with concern for increased risk associated with excessively lowered blood pressure.MethodsWe evaluated whether prior cardiovascular disease (CVD) altered the relationship between baseline blood pressure and all-cause mortality in 5852 patients with T2DM and a recent acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who participated in the ELIXA (Evaluation …
Authors
Wijkman MO; Claggett B; Diaz R; Gerstein HC; Køber L; Lewis E; Maggioni AP; Wolsk E; Aguilar D; Bentley-Lewis R
Journal
Cardiovascular Diabetology, Vol. 19, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2020
DOI
10.1186/s12933-020-01150-0
ISSN
1475-2840