| Literature DB >> 18651036 |
Nobuakira Takeda1, Chihiro Shikata, Tetsuaki Sekikawa, Nobuaki Kimura, Akihiro Nishiyama.
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is a disease with multiorgan involvement. Besides retinopathy, nephropathy and peripheral neuropathy induced by microangiopathy, both cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications are significant. Both cardiomyopathy and coronary artery disease are observed in patients with diabetes, and the latter is clinically more important because of its high incidence and seriousness.Entities:
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic cardiomyopathy; Hypertension; Ischemic heart disease
Year: 2006 PMID: 18651036 PMCID: PMC2276153
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Clin Cardiol ISSN: 1205-6626