Preface to the third issue of Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
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The study by Dr. Nasr et al. examined the relationship between silent ischemia and insulin resistance in prediabetic patients. The authors hypothesized that glucose intolerance and insulin resistance in prediabetic adults could be risk factors for coronary heart disease. They concluded that prediabetics have myocardial perfusion defects that pose a cardiovascular risk, which are associated with insulin resistance and visceral obesity but are independent of fasting glucose levels.
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