title: The burden of hyperlipidaemia and diabetes in cardiovascular diseases.
abstract: Hyperlipidaemia and diabetes are among the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The incidence of CVD, as evidenced by the respective mean incident rate for each of the risk factor, is quite high throughout the European countries. Of late, these risk factors for CVD, especially for hyperlipidaemia and diabetes are setting in at an alarming rate in many of the low- and medium-income countries also, particularly among their urban populations. Therefore, planning and implementing programmes for prevention of CVD, particularly for controlling risk factors like hyperlipidaemia and diabetes should be accorded high priority.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Marijan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merkler
authors.forename: Zeljko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Reiner
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors