Diabetes in Cardiovascular Disease: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease

Joined: November 27, 2023
Articles: 32

Cardiovascular

Insulin Resistance: Pathophysiology, Molecular Mechanisms, Genetic Insights

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic disturbance of glucose metabolism without the absolute insulin deficiency that is typical for type 1 diabetes. Rather, type 2 diabetes is characterized by a reduced efficacy of insulin action in different peripheral tissues…

September 15, 2023

Cardiovascular

Definition and Epidemiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Worldwide, diabetes has reached epidemic proportions. Although diabetes encompasses a range of disorders (e.g., type 1 diabetes mellitus [T1DM], type 2 diabetes mellitus [T2DM], gestational diabetes mellitus, drug- or chemical-induced diabetes [from, for example, some second-generation antipsychotic drugs and some…

September 15, 2023