Dr Sanjay Kalra
Endocrinologist, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India
 

Communicating the value of CVD screening in T2DM to patients

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Understanding the hierarchy of needs of patients with diabetes helps clinicians tailor treatment plans more effectively.
  • Using concepts from local culture and beliefs, as well as simple numbers, aids in effective communication and ensures patient understanding of their health status and treatment options.
  • NT-proBNP serves as a valuable tool in preventive diabetology, enabling prediction and prevention of cardiovascular events.

Updates from Leading Experts

STRONG-HF: Post-discharge Heart Failure Management and Implementation of GDMT Heart Failure Therapy

Prof Alexandre Mebazaa shares the key results and highlights from the STRONG-HF study that assessed the safety, tolerability of optimization of guideline directed medical therapy.

28 March 2023
Prof Alexandre Mebazaa

CANVAS study: NT-proBNP and CVD risk reduction

Can you give us a short description of the CANVAS program? The CANVAS program was a set of two trials, whose goal was to evaluate the role of an SGLT2...

1 July 2021
Dr James L Januzzi