The Challenge of Dysglycemia and Coronary Heart Disease
Journal Title: Heart Research – Open Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing globally, and although there is a small increase in the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus, T2DM accounts for 95% of all individuals with diabetes.1 A high prevalence of undiagnosed glucose abnormalities has been demonstrated in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) including acute myocardial infarction (AMI),2 and several studies have shown that newly detected glucose metabolism abnormalities in the form of impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes represent an independent risk for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity.3,4 There seems to be a curvilinear relation between post-oral glucose tolerance test, glucose levels and the risk for cardiovascular disease, and the risk increases already in the non-diabetic range of glucose levels.
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Majid Kalani
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- DOI 10.17140/HROJ-4-e008
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