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posted on 2016-08-29, 00:00 authored by Maguy Chiha, Mario Njeim, Edgar G. ChedrawyCardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of death in the United States and the world. In this we will paper focus on type 2 diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for coronary heart disease, review the mechanisms of atherogenesis in diabetics, the impact of hypertension and the treatment goals in diabetics, the guidelines for screening, and review the epidemiologic consequences of diabetes and heart disease on a global scale. The underlying premise to consider diabetes a cardiovascular disease equivalent will be explored as well as the recommendations for screening and cardiac testing for asymptomatic diabetic patients.
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Fund of the University of Illinois at Chicago for financial support towards the open access publishing fee for this paper.
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This is a copy of an article published in the International Journal of Hypertension. © 2012 Maguy Chiha et al.Publisher
Hindawi Publishing CorporationLanguage
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