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Review
. 2014 Mar;43(1):41-57.
doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2013.09.007.

The relationships between cardiovascular disease and diabetes: focus on pathogenesis

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The relationships between cardiovascular disease and diabetes: focus on pathogenesis

Jason C Kovacic et al. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

There is a looming global epidemic of obesity and diabetes. Of all the end-organ effects caused by diabetes, the cardiovascular system is particularly susceptible to the biologic perturbations caused by this disease, and many patients may die from diabetes-related cardiovascular complications. Substantial progress has been made in understanding the pathobiology of the diabetic vasculature and heart. Clinical studies have illuminated the optimal way to treat patients with cardiovascular manifestations of this disease. This article reviews these aspects of diabetes and the cardiovascular system, broadly classified into diabetic vascular disease, diabetic cardiomyopathy, and the clinical management of the diabetic cardiovascular disease patient.

Keywords: Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Diabetic cardiomyopathy; Obesity.

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