Cardiovascular risk assessment in patients with diabetes

Abstract Although patients with diabetes have 2 to 4 times increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality than individuals without diabetes, recent studies indicate that a significant part of patients are in a lower cardiovascular risk category. Men younger than 35 years, women younger tha...

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Main Authors: Marcello Casaccia Bertoluci, Viviane Zorzanelli Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-017-0225-1