Journal article
Retinopathy, Neuropathy, and Subsequent Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Acute Coronary Syndrome in the ELIXA: The Importance of Disease Duration
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: We investigated the association of diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy with increased risk of recurrent cardiovascular (CV) events in 6068 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and recent acute coronary syndrome (ACS) enrolled in the Evaluation of Lixisenatide in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ELIXA).
METHODS: History of retinopathy and neuropathy as well as duration of T2DM were self-reported at screening. Proportional hazards …
Authors
Seferovic JP; Bentley-Lewis R; Claggett B; Diaz R; Gerstein HC; Køber LV; Lawson FC; Lewis EF; Maggioni AP; McMurray JJV
Journal
Journal of Diabetes Research, Vol. 2018, No. 1,
Publisher
Hindawi
Publication Date
December 16, 2018
DOI
10.1155/2018/1631263
ISSN
2314-6745