Prehypertension increases the risk of atherosclerosis in drug-naïve Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Published in: PloS one (2018)

These findings suggest that prehypertension categorized by SBP is an important risk factor of atherosclerosis independently of conventional risk factors in patients with T2DM.

Keyphrases

risk factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
adverse drug
glycemic control
metabolic syndrome
drug induced
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance