The Relationship of Cardiovascular Disease to Hyperglycemia

作者：Leon D. Ostrander, THOMAS FRANCIS, NORMAN S. HAYNER, MARCUS O. KJELSBERG, FREDERICK H. EPSTEIN · 发表于：Annals of Internal Medicine · 年份：1965 · DOI：10.7326/0003-4819-62-6-1188 · 被引用次数：223 · 研究领域：Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins、Diabetes Treatment and Management、Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

Article1 June 1965The Relationship of Cardiovascular Disease to HyperglycemiaLEON D. OSTRANDER JR., M.D., F.A.C.P., THOMAS FRANCIS JR., M.D., SC.D., NORMAN S. HAYNER, M.D., MARCUS O. KJELSBERG, PH.D., FREDERICK H. EPSTEIN, M.D.LEON D. OSTRANDER JR., M.D., F.A.C.P., THOMAS FRANCIS JR., M.D., SC.D., NORMAN S. HAYNER, M.D., MARCUS O. KJELSBERG, PH.D., FREDERICK H. EPSTEIN, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-62-6-1188 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe high prevalence of vascular disease among diabetics has long been recognized and has become increasingly important since the acute complications of diabetes, acidosis, and infection have been controlled. With a longer life span cardiovascular disease is now the major complication of diabetes. Only 17% of diabetics died of vascular disease in 1914, but by 1957 it was the cause of death in 77% of the patients in one large series (1). Besides the well-known capillary lesions, the vascular complications have included coronary and peripheral atherosclerotic occlusive disease, hypertension, and cerebrovascular disease.The higher prevalence and greater severity of coronary...References1. ROOTBRADLEY HFRF: Cardiovascular-renal disease, in The Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus, 10th ed., edited by JOSLIN, E. P., ROOT, H. F., WHITE, P., MARBLE, A. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1959, p. 408. Google Schol...