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Drugs Best First Defense Against Heart Disease for Diabetics
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 Brooks agreed that the intent of the study was not to compare bypass and angioplasty. What the study showed was "no more than a 3 percent difference in benefit in terms of one therapy or another," she said.
The results of the new trial are a testament to the ability of new medicines to help people with diabetes avoid heart problems, Boden said.
"We have very powerful medications today," he said. "These are disease-modifying therapies that can alter the course of the disease. We in this country have been enamored of the benefits of angioplasty and stents. It is reassuring to me, and hopefully other physicians, to see what can be accomplished by optimal medical therapy."
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There's more on the diabetes-heart disease link at the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse.
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SOURCES: Maria Mori Brooks, Ph.D, associate professor, epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health; Kirk Garratt, M.D., director, interventional cardiovascular research, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; William Boden, M.D., professor, medicine and preventive medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo; June 7, 2009, New England Journal of Medicine online; June 7, 2009, presentation, American Diabetes Association annual meeting, New Orleans
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