Statin therapy and the risk of developing diabetes: the debate continues

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Despite the fact that statin therapy has proven diabetogenic impact, its benefits for cardiovascular prognosis in patients with high and very high risk of cardiovascular complications significantly outweigh the risk associated with the possibility of the development of diabetes mellitus (DM). The article presents an analytical review of the results of clinical studies in recent years on the study of the problems associated with taking statins, diabetes and hyperglycemia; provides guidelines for the prevention of diabetogenic effects of this therapy and discussion data that require further study.

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R. S Karpov

Research Institute of Cardiology

Email: tvk@cardio-tomsk.ru
академик РАН, д-р мед. наук, проф., науч. рук. ФГБНУ НИИ кардиологии 634012, Russian Federation, Tomsk, ul. Kievskaia, d. 111a

O. A Koshelskaya

Research Institute of Cardiology

Email: koshel@cardio-tomsk.ru
д-р мед. наук, проф., вед. науч. сотр. ФГБНУ НИИ кардиологии 634012, Russian Federation, Tomsk, ul. Kievskaia, d. 111a

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