title: Diabetes. Excess risk of stroke in women--the role of diabetes mellitus.
abstract: A growing body of literature examines the burden of sex-specific risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Women with diabetes mellitus have a higher risk of coronary heart disease than men with diabetes mellitus. A recent study provides strong evidence that women with diabetes mellitus also have an increased risk of stroke.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, 333 The City Drive, Suite 400, Irvine, CA 92868, USA.
authors.forename: Shaista
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malik
mesh_terms: D058065:Diabetic Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*
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