BACKGROUND: Diabetic patients have a higher rate of recurrent cardiovascular events and
death than nondiabetic individuals. Although partially attributable to lower use of evidence …

Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIM:: To compare guideline implementation and the actual
delivery of secondary prevention for coronary artery disease in the cohort of Italian diabetic …

Objective To investigate the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies applied to patients
currently treated for coronary artery disease (CAD) in relation to the presence of diabetes …

Background Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and coronary artery disease (CAD) have a
poor prognosis. Underutilization and reduced efficacy of evidence-based medications (EBM) …

Introduction and objectives Diabetes is a disease with high prevalence that involves high
mortality. The control of risk factors reduces the cardiovascular complications. The objective …

Background In order to influence every day clinical practice professional organisations issue
management guidelines. Cross-sectional surveys are used to evaluate the implementation …

Background: Use of evidence based pharmacotherapy reduces risk of secondary events in
patients with established coronary heart disease (CHD). To determine frequency of their use …

Background Diabetic patients are at increased risk for both macrovascular and
microvascular disease compared with nondiabetic patients. Methods We conducted a …

Purpose The aim was to investigate the use of cardioprotective drug therapies (aspirin or
other antiplatelet agents, β-blockade, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system-blockade …

Objective To determine the extent to which cardiovascular therapies are prescribed in
primary care for those with diabetes, compared with those without diabetes. Methods …