title: The diabetic, hypertensive heart: epidemiology and mechanisms of a very high-risk situation.
abstract: The prevalence of diabetes is escalating, and is leading to increased rates of heart failure, myocardial infarction and cardiovascular death. Due to several inter-related biological processes, hypertension is often associated with diabetes, and accelerates these morbid conditions. These points are outlined below.
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Franjic
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Marwick
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome