Journal article
Long-Term Effects of Intensive Glucose Lowering on Cardiovascular Outcomes
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Intensive glucose lowering has previously been shown to increase mortality among persons with advanced type 2 diabetes and a high risk of cardiovascular disease. This report describes the 5-year outcomes of a mean of 3.7 years of intensive glucose lowering on mortality and key cardiovascular events.
METHODS: We randomly assigned participants with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease or additional cardiovascular risk factors to …
Authors
Gerstein HC; Miller ME; Genuth S; Ismail-Beigi F; Buse JB; Goff DC; Probstfield JL; Cushman WC; Ginsberg HN; Bigger JT
Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 364, No. 9, pp. 818–828
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
March 3, 2011
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa1006524
ISSN
0028-4793