A new concept of impaired glucose tolerance. Relation to cardiovascular risk.

A new concept of impaired glucose tolerance. Relation to cardiovascular risk.

Impaired glucose tolerance, impaired fasting glucose and cardiovascular risk.

To the Editor: Tamita et al reported that abnormal glucose tolerance in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a major risk factor for future cardiovascular events and might critically distinguish high-risk individuals.1 The cardiovascular event-free survival rate in the impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) group and the group with newly diagnosed diabetes were 73% and 67%, respectively...

Impaired glucose tolerance, impaired fasting glycaemia and cardiovascular risk.

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus tends to increase year by year and it has a high morbidity and mortality, especially among those who have macro-vascular complication(s) as cardiovascular disease. There are many prevention efforts that have been done, especially primary prevention i.e. prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus development. Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) and Imparied Fasting Gycaemia (IF...

Undiagnosed diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance and cardiovascular risk.

NIDDM (or type II diabetes) was estimated in 1995 to affect ~15 million people in the U.S. (1). The prevalence has increased steadily since at least 1958, when modern national survey data were first collected, and shows no sign of decreasing (2). A substantial proportion of the U.S. population has asymptomatic hyperglycemia (undiagnosed diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance [IGT]). For example...

Prevalence of diabetes, impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance in patients with thalassemia major in Iran: A meta-analysis

Background: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of diabetes, impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in Iranian patients with thalassemia major. Methods: The current study has been conducted based on PRISMA guideline. To obtain the documents, Persian and English scientific databases such as Magiran, Iranmedex, SID, Medlib, IranDoc, Scopus, PubMed, Scien...