title: Advances in the understanding of cardiovascular disease in diabetes mellitus: highlights from the Annual Professional Conference of Diabetes UK.
abstract: April 20-22, 2005, Diabetes UK held its annual conference in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The meeting brought together investigators, clinicians, professionals and policy makers interested in the field of diabetes. This report will examine the advances in understanding the risk factors, epidemiology, risk reduction and management of cardiovascular disease and lipid abnormalities in diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Sandwell Medical Research Unit, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Lyndon, UK. prabirbanerjee@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Prabirkumar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States