title: Cardiovascular risk in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
abstract: The epidemic of childhood obesity worldwide has led to increased incidence of the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in the pediatric and adolescent population. As such, there is increasing concern that this large population of children is at risk for the long-term complications of diabetes, specifically cardiovascular disease. With cardiovascular disease remaining the leading cause of death in adults, this presents a significant public health concern as these children age. In this article, we discuss cardiovascular disease and risk in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes, including the epidemiology of type 2 diabetes, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, obesity, hypertension, and left ventricular function.
authors.affiliation: A. I. DuPont Hospital for Children, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE, 19803, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prendergast
authors.forename: Samuel S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gidding
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors