With diabetes mellitus reaching epidemic proportions, mainly secondary to obesity, the
impact of cardiovascular disease due to this combination makes it a dominant public health …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the major causes of mortality in persons with diabetes,
and many factors, including hypertension, contribute to this high prevalence of CVD …

Diabetic cardiomyopathy refers to myocardial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes, but without the
traditional cardiovascular risk factors or overt clinical atherosclerosis and valvular disease …

The present review shall familiarize the readers with the role of renin–angiotensin
aldosterone system (RAAS), which regulates blood pressure, electrolyte and fluid …

The prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes-three links of the
same'atherothrombotic chain'-has reached pandemic proportions worldwide. As a result, our …

This review discusses some of the mechanisms inherent in diabetes that predispose
patients to increased cardiac morbidity and mortality. Single photon emission computerized …

Hypertension and type 2 diabetes are common comorbidities. Hypertension is twice as
frequent in patients with diabetes compared with those who do not have diabetes. Moreover …

The major cause of morbidity and mortality in persons with diabetes is cardiovascular
disease (CVD), the risk of which is increased three-to four-fold versus persons without …

Clinical trials have demonstrated the benefit of blood pressure (BP) reduction in reducing
the risk of cardiovascular and renal complications in patients with diabetes mellitus …

In Brief The pathophysiology of the link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD)
is complex and multifactorial. Understanding these profound mechanisms of disease can …