Applicability of the Existing CVD Risk Assessment Tools to Type II Diabetics in Oman: A Review

Patients with type II diabetes (T2DM) have an elevated risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and it is considered to be a leading cause of morbidity and premature mortality in these patients. Many traditional risk factors such as age, male sex, hypertension, dyslipidemia, glycemic control, diabetes...

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Main Authors: Abdulhakeem Al-Rawahi, Patricia Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oman Medical Specialty Board 2015-09-01
Series:Oman Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.omjournal.org/fultext_PDF.aspx?DetailsID=686&type=fultext