Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality
in aging adults across the United States. Prior studies indicate that the presence of …

Increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes is well
established; diabetes is associated with at least a 2-fold increased risk of coronary heart …

Diabetes is a deadly chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas is not able to produce
ample insulin or when the body cannot use insulin effectively. If undetected, it may lead to a …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between
hyperglycemia and subclinical myocardial injury in persons without clinically evident …

Cardiovascular events remain one of the most frequent causes of mortality and morbidity
worldwide. The majority of cardiac events occur in individuals without known coronary artery …

Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the long-term prognostic value of coronary
computed tomography angiography (CTA) in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes …

OBJECTIVES: We determined the extent, severity, distribution and type of coronary plaques
in cardiac asymptomatic patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) using computed …

Objective: Few exercise trials have focused on patients with both type 2 diabetes and
coronary artery disease. We investigated the effects of 1 year of exercise training on HbA1c …

Background Type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome are associated with impaired
diastolic function and increased heart failure risk. Animal models and autopsy studies of …

OBJECTIVE: Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), a marker of early atherosclerosis and
vascular remodelling, is one of the independent predictors of coronary artery disease (CAD) …