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ea0043oc9 | Cardiovascular Outcome Studies | WCTD2016

Years of Life Gained by Multifactorial Intervention in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Microalbuminuria – 21 Years Follow-Up on the Steno-2 Study

Ollgaard Jens , Gaede Peter , Carstensen Bendix , Rossing Peter , Lund-Andersen Henrik , Parving Hans-Henrik , Pedersen Oluf

Aims: To study the potential long-term impact of a 7.8 years intensified, multifactorial intervention in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and microalbuminuria in terms of gained years of life and years free from incident cardiovascular disease.Methods: The original intervention (mean treatment duration 7.8 years) involved 160 patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria that were randomly assigned to either conventional therapy or intensified...