Naslov
DIABETES AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE

Autori
Boras, Jozo ; Pavlić-Renar, Ivana ; Car, Nikica ; Metelko, Željko

Izvornik
Diabetologia Croatica (0351-0042) 31 (2002), 4; 199-208

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, stručni

Ključne riječi
diabetes mellitus; coronary disease; epidemiology

Sažetak
In the coming decades, the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) related to diabetes will increase substantially. Cardiovascular disease, which includes coronary heart disease (CHD), cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease, is the leading cause of mortality in people with diabetes. Most diabetics die of CVD, and atherosclerosis accounts for some 80 percent of all diabetic mortality. Heart disease, particularly CHD, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with diabetes mellitus. CHD is much more common in diabetics than in the general population, affecting as many as 55 percent of these patients. Results from the Framingham Study found that the presence of diabetes doubled the age-adjusted risk for CVD in men and tripled it in women. Similar data have been reported by the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT). A number of other observations have confirmed the increase in CHD in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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