Recommendations for special populations: diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the major causes of mortality in persons with diabetes, and many factors, including hypertension, contribute to this high prevalence of CVD. The incidence of hypertension in patients with diabetes is approximately twofold higher than in age-matched subjects without...

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Published in:American journal of hypertension 2003-11, Vol.16 (S3), p.41S-45S
Main Author: Sowers, James R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
antihypertensive agents
Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use
Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Blood pressure
Cardiology. Vascular system
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications
diuretics
Drug Therapy, Combination
Humans
hypertension
Hypertension - complications
Hypertension - drug therapy
Hypolipidemic Agents - therapeutic use
Medical sciences
Metabolic Syndrome - complications
Obesity - complications
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - therapeutic use
renin-angiotensin system
Renin-Angiotensin System - drug effects
Renin-Angiotensin System - physiology
Risk Factors
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Summary:Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the major causes of mortality in persons with diabetes, and many factors, including hypertension, contribute to this high prevalence of CVD. The incidence of hypertension in patients with diabetes is approximately twofold higher than in age-matched subjects without the disease, and conversely, individuals with hypertension are at increased risk of developing diabetes compared with normotensive persons. Furthermore, because up to 75% of cases of CVD in patients with diabetes can be attributed to hypertension, aggressive management of elevated blood pressure (BP) (ie, to
ISSN:0895-7061
1879-1905
1941-7225
DOI:10.1016/j.amjhyper.2003.07.009