Abstract
Cardiovascular disease causes the death of around 80% of patients with type 2 diabetes.1 However, risk factors for cardiovascular disease in such patients are often untreated2 despite the proved benefits of interven tion.3 4 One way to help clinicians identify patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease is to use cardiovascular primary prevention risk tables. These tables integrate the multiple risk factors into a single score. We did a pilot study to test the hypothesis that documentation of a cardiovascular risk score in the case notes would improve the management of cardio vascular risk factors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 251-252 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | BMJ |
Volume | 326 |
Issue number | 7383 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2003 |