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European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on February 23, 2006
European Heart Journal 2006 27(6):631-632; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi612
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Assessment of coronary artery disease in patients with (a)symptomatic diabetes

Jeroen J. Bax and Ernst E. van der Wall*

Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands

* Corresponding author. Tel: +31 71 5262020; fax: +31 71 5266809. E-mail address: e.e.van_der_wall@lumc.nl

This editorial refers to ‘Risk stratification in uncomplicated type 2 diabetes: prospective evaluation of the combined use of coronary artery calcium imaging and selective myocardial perfusion scintigraphy’{dagger} by D.V. Anand et al., on page 713

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The prevalence of diabetes mellitus has increased exponentially over the past years, with 200 million people currently having diabetes. It is estimated that the prevalence worldwide will exceed 360 million patients in 2030. The majority of these patients will have type 2 diabetes.

There is a close relationship between type 2 diabetes and the development of coronary artery disease. In addition, patients with type 2 diabetes have a two to four fold higher risk of a cardiovascular event when compared with non-diabetic patients.2 Moreover, the progression of coronary artery disease appears faster when compared with non-diabetic patients.

In the landmark study by Haffner et al.,1 the 7-year incidence of myocardial infarction was assessed in 1373 non-diabetic individuals and compared with the incidence in 1059 patients . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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