Cardiac, renal and vascular complications in the diabetic patient

Type 2 diabetes has long been known to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Patients with type 2 diabetes have also been shown to benefit more from antihypertensive therapy than do non-diabetics with hypertension. The benefits of aggressive antihypertensive therapy are ref...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alberto Zanchetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2000-06-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:http://jra.sagepub.com/content/1/2_suppl/S21.full.pdf