Abstract
Objective: To determine whether tight control of blood pressure with either a β blocker or an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor has a specific advantage or disadvantage in preventing the macrovascular and microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes.
Keywords
CaptoprilMedicineAtenololType 2 diabetesDiabetes mellitusBlood pressureMacrovascular diseaseInternal medicineCardiologyPharmacologyEndocrinology
MeSH Terms
Adrenergic beta-AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAntihypertensive AgentsAtenololCaptoprilCerebrovascular DisordersDiabetes MellitusType 2Diabetic AngiopathiesDiabetic RetinopathyFollow-Up StudiesGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypertensionHypoglycemiaMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient CompliancePeripheral Vascular DiseasesProspective StudiesTreatment OutcomeVisual AcuityWeight Gain
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- 317
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- 7160
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- 713-720
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UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group
(1998).
Efficacy of atenolol and captopril in reducing risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: UKPDS 39.
BMJ
, 317
(7160)
, 713-720.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.317.7160.713
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- DOI
- 10.1136/bmj.317.7160.713
- PMID
- 9732338
- PMCID
- PMC28660