Endocrine Abstracts

Background and aims: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading causes of death in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), thus prevention of CVD is of utmost importance. Our aim was to determine whether the ESC/EASD guidelines on CVD prevention in T2DM patients are followed in clinical practice in Georgia.Materials and methods: In total, 824 T2DM patients (age <80 yrs) with no history of coronary or other atherosclerotic disease, who entered Georgian Diabet...

Background: Impaired circadian blood pressure (BP) variation is a frequent phenomenon in hypertensive type 2 diabetic (T2DM) patients (pts), and is considered a risk factor for development of cardiovascular complication. The aim - to assess the effect of Lacidipine on left ventricular mass (LVM) and BP in hypertensive T2DM pts.Materials and methods: Totally 32 T2DM pts with mild-to-moderate hypertension (20 m/12 f, mean age 57±9.6 yrs) were allocate...