title: Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors.
abstract: Diabetes is associated with higher cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes are independently associated with increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease. Subjects with type 2 diabetes are at two- to four-fold increased risk of CV disease compared to those without diabetes. Long-term hyperglycemia is much more closely associated with microvascular complications than macrovascular complications. There is a lack of adequate evidence that improvement in glycemic control decreases CV risk.
authors: Morali D
authors: MD
authors: Sharma
authors: John Alan
authors: JA
authors: Farmer
authors: Alan
authors: A
authors: Garber
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors