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3rd April 2024
A 58-year-old male attends an outpatient clinic for review.
A 58-year-old male attends an outpatient clinic for review. He has type 2 diabetes, diagnosed ten years ago, and hypertension. His current medications are metformin 1000 mg, sitagliptin 50 mg BD, lisinopril 2.5 mg BD, aspirin 75 mg OD, and rosuvastatin 40 mg OD.
His urine albumin creatinine ratio is raised and his blood results are shown below.
| Total cholesterol | 4.8 mmol/L | (<5.2) |
| HDL-cholesterol | 0.9 mmol/L | (>1.55) |
| LDL-cholesterol | 2.6 mmol/L | (<3.36) |
| Triglyceride | 2.7 mmol/L | (0.45-1.69) |
| HbA1C | 48 mmol/mol | (18-46) |
Which of the following additional therapies can improve his cardiovascular risk?
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