Glucose and insulin levels are associated with arterial stiffness and concentric remodeling of the heart

Abstract Background Mortality attributable to heart failure remains high. The prevalence of heart failure in patients with diabetes mellitus ranges from 19 to 26%. It is estimated that up to 21.1 million adults in the United States have diagnosed diabetes mellitus and around 80.8 million have impair...

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Main Authors: Marcello Ricardo Paulista Markus, Susanne Rospleszcz, Till Ittermann, Sebastian Edgar Baumeister, Sabine Schipf, Ulrike Siewert-Markus, Roberto Lorbeer, Corinna Storz, Violetta Ptushkina, Annette Peters, Christa Meisinger, Fabian Bamberg, Matthias Nauck, Martin Bahls, Henry Völzke, Stephan Burkhard Felix, Robin Bülow, Wolfgang Rathmann, Marcus Dörr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-019-0948-4