Pharmacology

Comparing Treatments for Diabetes and CAD; Putting SSI Prophylaxis to the Test

Which is better at keeping patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease (CAD) alive: surgery or medical treatment with drugs? In a long-term study by researchers from the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil, invasive strategies bested the more conservative strategy.


 

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