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VALsartan in Acute myocardial iNfarcTion (VALIANT) trial
Increased risk of death after myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes mellitus (newly diagnosed or established)
RR = 1.4-1.5 &
for cardiovascular events within 1 year, RR = 1.3-1.4
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clinical trial
References
Journal Watch 24(22):167, 2004
Aguilar D, Solomon SD, Kober L, Rouleau JL, Skali H, McMurray JJ,
Francis GS, Henis M, O'Connor CM, Diaz R, Belenkov YN, Varshavsky S,
Leimberger JD, Velazquez EJ, Califf RM, Pfeffer MA.
Newly diagnosed and previously known diabetes mellitus and 1-year
outcomes of acute myocardial infarction: the VALsartan In Acute
myocardial iNfarcTion (VALIANT) trial.
Circulation. 2004 Sep 21;110(12):1572-8. Epub 2004 Sep 13.
PMID: 15364810