Diabetic atherothrombosis: helpful adjunctive therapy
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Diabetic atherothrombosis: helpful adjunctive therapy.
About 90% of type 2 diabetes is attributed to excess weight, which is present in 1.1 billion adults worldwide, and in westernized urban populations the prevalence of diabetes ranges from 14 to 20%. Diabetic patients have more cardiovascular events, which are more severe, with increased morbidity and mortality. Diabetes mellitus and the adequacy of glycaemic control by lifestyle and medical ther...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0195-668X,1522-9645
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn367