European Heart Journal Advance Access published online on June 16, 2008
European Heart Journal, doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn262
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Cardiovascular prevention in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: when to start it?
Grupo VILANO
Research Institute
Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia
Calle 155a # 23–58, 3 piso
Floridablanca
Colombia
Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Santander [UDES]
Bucaramanga
Colombia
Grupo VILANO
Research Institute
Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia
Calle 155a # 23–58, 3 piso
Floridablanca
Colombia
Tel: +57 7 639 9292
Fax: +57 7 639 9623
Email: joselopez@fcv.org
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We have read with great interest the article by Mellbin et al.1 that reported an increased risk of non-fatal cardiovascular events in diabetic patients on insulin treatment with myocardial infarction. This epidemiological analysis also underlines the safety of the oral glucose-lowering agents in these patients, and found that metformin