In this prospective cohort of over 400 non-diabetic patients undergoing vascular surgery, they all underwent fasting and oral glucose tolerance (OGTT) before surgery, and followed for up to 3 years after surgery. Of the 404 patients, 26% were found to have impaired glucose tolerance (fasting blood sugar 100-125 or OGTT 140-199) and another 11% were found to have diabetes (fasting >126 or OGTT > 200). Those with impaired tolerance had a much greater risk of long term cardiovascular events than normal controls (HR 2.77, CI 1.83-4.2). The authors call for routine fasting and OGTT testing on all vascular surgery patients, although this likely needs to be validated and assessed for cost-effectiveness across other institutions before routine use (abstract).
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April 27, 2009 |
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About the Author: Danielle Scheurer
Danielle Scheurer, MD, MSCR, SFHM is a clinical hospitalist and the Chief Quality Officer at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, where she also serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, completed her residency at Duke University, and completed her Masters in Clinical Research at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is also the President of SHM's Board of Directors and previously served as Physician Editor of The Hospitalist, SHM's monthly newsmagazine.
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