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ArticleJournal of clinical & translational endocrinology2019

Dyslipidemia: The untreated metabolic dysfunction in people with type 2 diabetes in Latin America. ARETAEUS study outcomes.

Juan José Gagliardino, Rosario Arechavaleta, Freddy Goldberg Eliaschewitz, Kristy Iglay, Kimberly Brodovicz, Claudio D Gonzalez, Shengsheng Yu, R Ravi Shankar, Olaf Heisel, Paul Keown and 1 more

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Article in Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Juan José GagliardinoCENEXA, Centro de Endocrinología Experimental y Aplicada (UNLP-CONICET La Plata), La Plata, Argentina.
Rosario ArechavaletaDepartment of Endocrinology, Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.
Freddy Goldberg EliaschewitzCPClin Clinical Research Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
Kristy IglayMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Kimberly BrodoviczMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Claudio D GonzalezMSD-Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Shengsheng YuMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
R Ravi ShankarMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Olaf HeiselSyreon Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Paul KeownSyreon Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Kaan TunceliMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) · USSyreon Corporation (Canada)Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · ARUniversidad Autónoma de Guadalajara · MX

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess oral antihyperglycemic agents (OAHA) and/or statin treatment initiation in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and time from diagnosis to both types of treatment initiation and intensification. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsWe reviewed 662 retrospective medical records of patients with T2D diagnosed by 31 general practitioner or specialist sites across Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil. Demographic and clinical information was abstracted from patients' medical records and summarized using descriptive statistics. Between-group differences were assessed with Student's

resultsAt diagnosis, patients' mean age was 53 years; 44% had hypertension, 42% were obese, and 23% had dyslipidemia. During the 2-year follow-up, 95% of patients received OAHAs but only 29% of those eligible for statins received this prescription. Mean ± SD and median (Q1, Q3) time to first OAHA was 59 ± 141 days and 1 (1, 31) day, respectively, and 230 ± 232 days and 132 (30, 406) days, respectively, for a statin. During follow-up, 51-53% of patients with HbA1c/FPG values above target did not intensify hyperglycemia treatment.

conclusionDyslipidemia treatment in patients with T2D was delayed despite its known deleterious effect on atherosclerosis development and β-cell mass/function. Anti-hyperglycemic treatment was not intensified when targets were not attained. This prescriptive inertia needs to be corrected because attainment of HbA1c treatment goals becomes more difficult, favoring the development of diabetes complications.

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Antihyperglycemic agentCAD, coronary artery diseaseCHD, coronary heart diseaseClinical inertiaCVD, cardiovascular diseaseCVRF, cardiovascular risk factorsDyslipidemiaOAHA, oral antihyperglycemic agentsStatinT2D, type 2 diabetesTreatment initiationType 2 diabetes

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PMID30788219
PMCPMC6369257
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