Current trends in epidemiology of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk management in type 2 diabetes

• Published in: Metabolism, clinical and experimental Vol. 123; p. 154838
• Main Authors: Yun, Jae-Seung, Ko, Seung-Hyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - complications; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - genetics; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diet therapy; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - drug therapy; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - genetics; Genetics; Heart Disease Risk Factors; Humans; Hypoglycaemia; Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use; Insulin Resistance; Life Style; Lifestyle modification; Risk Management; Type 2 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes; Cardiovascular disease; Genetics; Insulin resistance; Lifestyle modification; Hypoglycaemia

With the advances in diabetes care, the trend of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been decreasing over past decades. However, given that CVD is still a major cause of death in patients with diabetes and that the risk of CVD in patients with T...