Year: 2008
Type: letter
Abstract: The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has released a Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes Position Statement for 2008 (1). In this document, it is stated that aspirin therapy should be used as a primary prevention strategy in diabetic patients at increased cardiovascular (CV) risk, including those who are >40 years old or have additional risk factors. The recommendation is based on evidence graded “A,” which is defined by the ADA as “evidence from well-conducted, randomized controlled trials that are adequately powered or compelling nonexperimental evidence.” As this indication seemed very …
Source: Diabetes Care
DOI: 10.2337/dc08-0109
Institution: Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2007884458