title: Diabetes and the heart.
abstract: Diabetes mellitus adversely affects the pathology, presentation and outcome of patients with coronary artery disease. Knowledge of the risks and benefits of medical and mechanical therapies particular to diabetic patients is useful in the optimal management of diabetic heart disease.
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000379:methods