risk factors for coronary artery disease in patients with diabetes mellitus type-2
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Introduction
Traditional risk factors:
Additional risk factors (relative risk):
- low serum albumin (0.6)
- elevated fibrinogen (1.8)
- elevated von Willebrand factor (vWF) (1.6)
- elevated factor VIII activity (1.7)
- elevated leukocyte count (1.9)
More general terms
Additional terms
- coronary artery disease; coronary atherosclerosis (CAD)
- diabetes mellitus type 2 (insulin-resistant)
References
- ↑ a) Journal Watch 20(17):134, 2000 b) Saito I, Folsom AR, Brancati FL et al, Nontraditional risk factors for coronary heart disease incidence among persons with diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Ann Intern Med 133:81, 2000 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10896647