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Recognizing and Managing the High-Risk Patient with Coronary Artery Disease: Special Considerations in the Diabetic Patient and in Patients with Renal Insufficiency

Session #: 856-109
Presenter(s): Prakash C. Deedwania, MD
Session Length: 1:00 hr
Event: 2006 ACP Annual Session
Date: April 6-8, 2006

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Clinical questions to be addressed:
1. Why do patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease have a poorer prognosis than those without? What is (are) the mechanism(s)?
2. What is the clinical impact of renal insufficiency in patients with coronary artery disease who undergo cardiac catheterization? Revascularization?
3. Should I be concerned with anemia in my patients with renal insufficiency and coronary artery disease? How should I manage it?
4. Are the blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine levels good enough to assess renal function in patients with renal impairment?
5. What is goal blood pressure in diabetics with coronary disease?

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