Cardiovascular health and diabetes

Module 5: Investigating cardiovascular risk factors

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CME Credits: 1
Module duration: 1 hour
Launch date: Spring 2020 (version 1)
Updated: Summer 2022 (version 2)
Expiry date: March 2027
Audience: Cardiologists (Subspeciality), Diabetes and Metabolism Specialists (Subspeciality), Endocrinologists (Subspeciality), General Physicians (Subspeciality), Public Health Physicians (Subspeciality)

My name is Professor Miles Fisher. I’m a Clinical Diabetologist working in Glasgow Royal Infirmary and an Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow. We have seen that the treatment of cholesterol and the treatment of glycaemia with specific agents, such as SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists, is of clear benefit in reducing cardiovascular risk and cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes. We’re now going to address two areas where there’s a bit less certainty, and these two areas are around targets for the treatment of blood pressure and also the use of aspirin in people with diabetes.
Emdin CA, Rahimi K, Neal B, Callender T, Perkovic V, Patel A. Blood pressure lowering in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA. 2015 Feb 10;313(6):603-15.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25668264

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

✓ Analyse the outcome of blood pressure-lowering studies in people with diabetes and how the outcomes translate into clinical practice

✓ Interpret the SPRINT, ACCORD and ASCEND trial results and their impact on clinical practice

✓ Develop management plans for people with diabetes based on the evidence from clinical trials


This module includes self-marked assessments, such as knowledge checks and/or case studies, as well as a marked final assessment, which you can attempt up to five times. To complete the module, you must review all chapters, pass the final assessment (80% pass mark), and fill in our feedback form.


Contributors

Professor
Miles Fisher
Author
Professor
John Wilding
Expert Reviewer
Dr
Ehtasham Ahmad
Assessment Setter
Dr
Muhammad Fahad Arshad
Assessment Setter
Dr
Amar Puttanna
Assessment Setter