title: [Vascular wall and diabetes mellitus: what complications and why?].
abstract: The absolute risk of cardiovascular events is three times higher in diabetics than in non-diabetics. This risk can be due either to specific microvascular complications, or to macrovascular complications, which are non-specific but more frequent, earlier, and of poorer prognosis in diabetics than in non-diabetics. The link between hyperglycaemia and microvascular diseases has been well established in insulin-dependent diabetes. Conversely, no specific treatment strategy has been established to decrease cardiovascular risk in non-insulin-dependent diabetes, especially taking into consideration the level of hyperglycaemia.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marre
mesh_terms: D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Paroi vasculaire et diabète: quelles complications et pourquoi?