Recommendations: Coronary Heart Disease Treatment (2)

Recommendations for the treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD) are summarized on two slides Slide 2 of 2 Avoid thiazolidinedione (TZD) treatment in patients with symptomatic heart failure (C) Metformin may be used in patients with stable CHF if renal function is normal; it should be avoided in unstable or hospitalized patients with CHF (C)86Reference American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes—2013. Diabetes Care 2013;36(suppl 1):S34.