Shen Ruihuan, Guo Xuantong, Zou Tong, Ma Lihong
Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China.
Prim Care Diabetes. 2023 Dec;17(6):669-670. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2023.09.005. Epub 2023 Oct 2.
The present study is a reply of authors regarding the commentary from Siyu Tan. In this study, we paid specific attention to (1) highlight the inclusion criterion and diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes mellitus; (2) explain the assessments of cardiovascular health and diabetic retinopathy.