Health professionals are encouraged to take the Guidelines fully into account when
exercising their clinical judgment, as well as in the determination and the implementation of …

Diabesity is a term used to describe the combined adverse health effects of obesity and
diabetes mellitus. The worldwide dual epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes is an …

The incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) continues to rise and has quickly become one of the
most prevalent and costly chronic diseases worldwide. A close link exists between DM and …

Since diabetic cardiomyopathy was first reported four decades ago, substantial information
on its pathogenesis and clinical features has accumulated. In the heart, diabetes enhances …

Objectives: This study sought to test the hypothesis that semiautomated calculation of left
ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) can identify high-risk subjects among patients …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common in the elderly, in whom it carries a more
substantial burden of hepatic (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular …

Diabetes mellitus increases the risk of heart failure independent of co-existing hypertension
and coronary artery disease. Although several molecular mechanisms for the development …

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has reached a pandemic scale. These patients are
at a substantially elevated risk of developing cardiovascular disease, with heart failure (HF) …

Background Studies with short-term follow-up have demonstrated favorable effects of weight
loss (WL) on the heart, but little information is available regarding long-term effects or effects …

Diabetes affects every organ in the body and cardiovascular disease accounts for two-thirds
of the mortality in the diabetic population. Diabetes-related heart disease occurs in the form …