Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease: A Risk Factor for the Global Epidemic

Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of death in the United States and the world. In this we will paper focus on type 2 diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for coronary heart disease, review the mechanisms of atherogenesis in diabetics, the impact of hypertension and the treatment goals i...

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Main Authors: Maguy Chiha, Mario Njeim, Edgar G. Chedrawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hypertension
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/697240

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