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Review
. 2015 Jun;17(6):554.
doi: 10.1007/s11906-015-0554-0.

Excess cardiovascular risk in diabetic women: a case for intensive treatment

C Recarti  1 , S J S Sep, C D A Stehouwer, T Unger
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Review

Excess cardiovascular risk in diabetic women: a case for intensive treatment

C Recarti et al. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

Diabetes is a common and rapidly growing disease that affects more than 380 million people worldwide and is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease with differential effects on women compared to men. While the general population of women, particularly young women, has more favourable cardiovascular risk profiles than men, this protective effect has been shown to be lost or even reversed in diabetic women. Several studies have demonstrated a significant diabetes-associated excess risk of cardiovascular disease in women. Sex-specific differences in risk factors associated with diabetes and their management may be responsible for the relative excess cardiovascular risk in women with diabetes. Diabetic women need intensive treatment in order to optimize management of cardiovascular risk factors. Further studies are needed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the excess cardiovascular risk in diabetic women in order to tailor prevention and treatment strategies.

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