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SUBMITTER: Schofield JD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4900977 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schofield Jonathan D JD Liu Yifen Y Rao-Balakrishna Prasanna P Malik Rayaz A RA Soran Handrean H
Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders 20160407 2
Diabetes mellitus is associated with a considerably increased risk of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Intensive glycemic control has essentially failed to significantly improve cardiovascular outcomes in clinical trials. Dyslipidemia is common in diabetes and there is strong evidence that cholesterol lowering improves cardiovascular outcomes, even in patients with apparently unremarkable lipid profiles. Here, the authors review the pathophysiology and implications of the altera ...[more]