Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is on course to surpass infectious diseases as the
leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. 6 Multiple risk factors are responsible for …

The number of adults with diagnosed type 2 diabetes worldwide will grow from 135 million in
1995 to approximately 300 million in 2025 [1]. Rapid acculturation to Western lifestyles …

Type 2 diabetes carries a 2-6-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and
death. Indeed, the risk of major cardiovascular events in Type 2 diabetic patients without …

Most patients with diabetes die from macrovascular complications. Little is known about the
pathogenesis of diabetic vascular disease, but recent advances in molecular genetics and …

Diabetes mellitus is a major independent risk factor for the development of cardiovascular
disease, and both type 1 and type 2 diabetes have been shown to accelerate the …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a major independent risk factor for coronary artery disease.
Atherosclerosis accounts for about 80% of all deaths from type 2 diabetes, of which roughly …

Individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus have increased cardiovascular disease risk
compared with those without diabetes. Treatment of the residual risk, other than blood …

Progress in preventing atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) has been stalled by
the epidemic of type 2 diabetes. Further advances in this area demand a thorough …

Individuals exhibiting precursor symptoms of diabetes mellitus or reaching diagnostic
thresholds for diabetes are at increased risk of death due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Disorders of metabolic homeostasis including type 2 diabetes, obesity, and dyslipidemias
are characterized by both insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction. 1 Insulin resistance …