TY - JOUR
T1 - Diabetic cardiovascular disease
T2 - Getting to the heart of the matter
AU - Peterson, Linda R.
AU - McKenzie, Clark R.
AU - Schaffer, Jean E.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments JES is supported by grants from the NIH (R01 DK064989, R01 HL096469) and the Burroughs Wellcome Foundation (1005935). LRP is supported by grants from the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (NIH/NCRR UL1 RR024992) and the Washington University Diabetic Cardiovascular Disease Center.
PY - 2012/8
Y1 - 2012/8
N2 - Diabetes is a major risk factor for heart disease, and heart disease is responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality among people living with diabetes. The diabetic metabolic milieu predisposes to aggressive obstructive coronary artery disease that causes heart attacks, heart failure, and death. Furthermore, diabetes can be associated with heart failure, independent of underlying coronary artery disease, hypertension, or valve abnormalities. The pathogenesis of the vascular and myocardial complications of diabetes is, as yet, incompletely understood. Although a number of medical and surgical approaches can improve outcomes in diabetic patients with cardiovascular disease, much remains to be learned in order to optimize approaches to these critical complications.
AB - Diabetes is a major risk factor for heart disease, and heart disease is responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality among people living with diabetes. The diabetic metabolic milieu predisposes to aggressive obstructive coronary artery disease that causes heart attacks, heart failure, and death. Furthermore, diabetes can be associated with heart failure, independent of underlying coronary artery disease, hypertension, or valve abnormalities. The pathogenesis of the vascular and myocardial complications of diabetes is, as yet, incompletely understood. Although a number of medical and surgical approaches can improve outcomes in diabetic patients with cardiovascular disease, much remains to be learned in order to optimize approaches to these critical complications.
KW - Coronary artery disease
KW - Diabetes
KW - Heart failure
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84866103916&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12265-012-9374-7
DO - 10.1007/s12265-012-9374-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 22639341
AN - SCOPUS:84866103916
SN - 1937-5387
VL - 5
SP - 436
EP - 445
JO - Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research
JF - Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research
IS - 4
ER -