Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2008

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 …

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MedicineDiabetes mellitusAspirinRandomized controlled trialFamily medicineMEDLINEPrimary careEvidence-based medicinePosition statementIntensive care medicineAlternative medicineInternal medicineEndocrinology

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Year: 2008
Type: letter
Volume: 31
Issue: 5
Pages: e44-e44
Citations: 1417
Access: Closed

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                                    José Miguel Dora, 
                                
                                    Caroline K. Kramer, 
                                
                                    Luís Henrique Santos Canani
                                
                            (2008). 
                            Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2008. 
                            Diabetes Care
                            , 31
                            (5)
                            , e44-e44.
                            https://doi.org/10.2337/dc08-0109

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DOI: 10.2337/dc08-0109