Course objectives:
The aim is to present a practical approach to the management of patients with glucose perturbations and cardiovascular disease based on available practice guidelines and important recently derived knowledge.
The course is suited for specialists and residents in cardiology, diabetology, general practice who frequently must address problems related to the patient population in focus. Specific teaching aims are to:
- inform on the epidemiology of diabetes and cardiovascular disease
- instruct on proper tools for classification and screening of diabetes and prediabetes
- review present possibilities to treat hyperglycemia
- inform on treatment to reduce cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes and dysglycemia
- discuss state of the art in managing cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes
- address some special conditions such as acute coronary syndromes, renal disease and coronary revascularisation in the diabetic patient
- use interactive case presentations to exemplify the contents of the programme
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