How important is diabetes as a risk factor for cardiovascular and other diseases in older adults?
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 17048981.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1609122.
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Abstract
Patel and Kengne discuss a new study in<i>PLoS Medicine</i> which found a 2-fold increased risk of cardiovascular death associated with diabetes in people over 65 years old.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Diabetes Complications