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SUBMITTER: Cui J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7943438 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cui Jing J Liu Yanfei Y Li Yiwen Y Xu Fengqin F Liu Yue Y
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine 20210224
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its complications are seriously affecting public health worldwide. Myocardial infarction (MI) is the primary cause of death in patients with T2DM. T2DM patients without a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) have the same risk of major coronary events as those with CAD; T2DM patients with a history of MI have >40% risk of recurrence of MI. Thus, CAD in patients with T2DM needs to be treated actively to reduce the risk of MI. The cardiology community focuse ...[more]