Blood Pressure Control Has Improved in People with and without Type 2 Diabetes but Remains Suboptimal: A Longitudinal Study Based on the German DIAB-CORE Consortium.

Hypertension is a very common comorbidity and major risk factor for cardiovascular complications, especially in people with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Nevertheless, studies in the past have shown that blood pressure is often insufficiently controlled in medical practice. For the DIAB-CARE study, we used...

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Main Authors: Ina-Maria Rückert, Jens Baumert, Michaela Schunk, Rolf Holle, Sabine Schipf, Henry Völzke, Alexander Kluttig, Karin-Halina Greiser, Teresa Tamayo, Wolfgang Rathmann, Christa Meisinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4519307?pdf=render