Interní Med. 2018; 20(2): 58-61 | DOI: 10.36290/int.2018.011
Diabetes mellitus is a major risk factor for atherosclerosis and generally, patients with diabetes have a considerably higher cardiovascularrisk than individuals without diabetes. But especially in the last time, this risk seems to be rather heterogeneous. It ishigh, very high or even extreme for most diabetics. However, it can match the risk in general population for smaller part of diabeticpatients. This review deals with main factors for cardiovascular risk in diabetics and possibilities of its improvement.
Published: May 1, 2018 Show citation