Women's Health Weekly
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Women's Health Weekly
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Coronary Heart Disease
Diabetes increases risk of heart disease, even in women without prior cardiovascular events
March 2nd, 2006
Diabetes increases the risk of heart disease, even in women without evidence of prior cardiovascular events. "The purpose of this study was to investigate the hypothesis that coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in diabetic subjects without prior evidence of CHD is equal to that in nondiabetic subjects with prior myocardial infarction or any prior evidence of CHD," investigators at the University of Kuopio report. A. Juutilainen and colleagues explained, "During an 18-year follow-up total, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CHD deaths were registered in a Finnish population-based study of 1,373 nondiabetic and 1,059 diabetic subjects. Adjusted...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-02)
|
