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. 2011 May;34 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S145-9.
doi: 10.2337/dc11-s209.

Heart in diabetes: a microvascular disease

Markku Laakso  1
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Heart in diabetes: a microvascular disease

Markku Laakso. Diabetes Care. 2011 May.
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Figure 1
The “common soil” hypothesis of diabetes complications (14). ROS, reactive oxygen species.
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Figure 2
Heart failure–free survival in diabetic participants with and without retinopathy in the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities study (18).
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