Abstract
Diabetes is associated with higher cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes are independently associated with increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease. Subjects with type 2 diabetes are at two-to four-fold increased risk of CV disease compared to those without diabetes. Long-term hyperglycemia is much more closely associated with microvascular complications than macrovascular complications. There is a lack of adequate evidence that improvement in glycemic control decreases CV risk.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-5 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Current Medical Research and Opinion |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | SUPPL. 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2011 |
Keywords
- Cardiovascular disease
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Type 2 diabetes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)