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A Zebrafish Model of Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Memory
Published on: February 28, 2013
[Cardiovascular prevention in diabetes mellitus: A multifactorial challenge]
Juan Pedro-Botet1, Juan J Chillarón1, David Benaiges1
1Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital del Mar, Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
Abstract:
Patients with type2 diabetes mellitus have a high to very high cardiovascular risk, and often have other associated risk factors, such as hypertension, obesity and dyslipidaemia. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in this population. An integrated control of all risk factors in patients with diabetes is essential for minimising the risk of macrovascular complications. Given the benefits of the multifactorial intervention strategies for cardiovascular prevention in diabetic patients, a review is presented on the therapeutic goals established for each risk factor in diabetes and the benefits of their control.
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