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Meta-Analysis
. 2010 Nov 23;122(21):2201-11.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.913350.

Intensive glucose lowering and cardiovascular disease prevention in diabetes: reconciling the recent clinical trial data

Theodore Mazzone  1
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Meta-Analysis

Intensive glucose lowering and cardiovascular disease prevention in diabetes: reconciling the recent clinical trial data

Theodore Mazzone. Circulation. .
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Hyperglycemia could promote atherosclerosis and CVD events by altering hepatic and peripheral lipoprotein metabolism, by facilitating development of proteinuria and azotemia, or by modulating oxidative stress, inflammation and macrophage-endothelial cell adhesion in the vessel wall.
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