title: Heart disease in diabetes mellitus.
abstract: The spectrum of heart disease in diabetic patients is broad and complex. This article discusses the epidemiologic associations between the two causes. It attempts to summarize the effects of diabetes at the cellular, vascular, and myocardial levels. The clinical manifestations are explored, and the treatment of heart disease as it pertains to diabetic patients is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raman
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Nesto
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists