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. 2014 Jun;10(6):318-20.
doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2014.56. Epub 2014 Apr 22.

Diabetes. Excess risk of stroke in women--the role of diabetes mellitus

Shaista Malik  1
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Diabetes. Excess risk of stroke in women--the role of diabetes mellitus

Shaista Malik. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

A growing body of literature examines the burden of sex-specific risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Women with diabetes mellitus have a higher risk of coronary heart disease than men with diabetes mellitus. A recent study provides strong evidence that women with diabetes mellitus also have an increased risk of stroke.

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