A Trial of Telmisartan Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Events are defined as follows; Cerebrovascular events: Stroke (cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, unknown type of stroke), transient ischemic attack Coronary events: Myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, asymptomatic myocardial ischemia Cardiac events: Myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, asymptomatic myocardial ischemia, heart failure Aortic/peripheral arterial events: Aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection, arteriosclerotic disease (aorta, carotid artery, renal artery, mesenteric artery, peripheral artery, etc.) Complications of diabetes: Diabetic nephropathy\*, diabetic retinopathy\*, diabetic neuropathy\* Aggravation of renal function: Doubling of serum creatinine level, ESRD (initiation of dialysis, renal transplantation) \*Newly occurred or aggravated The followings will be measured as biomarkers; urinary albumin creatinine rates (UACR), plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), urinary 8-hydroxy-deoxy-guanosine (8-OHdG), serum adiponectin, serum high-molecular weight adiponectin, high sensitivity c-reactive protein (hsCRP), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)