Interplay of diabetes and coronary heart disease on cardiovascular mortality

Heart. 2004 Dec;90(12):1371-3. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.035766.

Abstract

Patients with both diabetes mellitus and prior myocardial infarction are at particularly high risk for cardiovascular mortality.

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Cardiovascular Diseases / drug therapy
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality*
  • Coronary Disease / drug therapy
  • Coronary Disease / mortality
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / mortality
  • Diabetic Angiopathies / drug therapy
  • Diabetic Angiopathies / mortality*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy
  • Myocardial Infarction / mortality
  • Risk Factors