Platelet activity and hypercoagulation in type 2 diabetes

Abstract Background A strong correlation exists between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), with CVD and the presence of atherosclerosis being the prevailing cause of morbidity and mortality in diabetic populations. T2DM is accompanied by various coagulopathies, includi...

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Main Authors: Lesha Pretorius, Greig J. A. Thomson, Rozanne C. M. Adams, Theo A. Nell, Willem A. Laubscher, Etheresia Pretorius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-018-0783-z