PubMed ID:
20536518
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2010
Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Center, Boston, MA 02114, USA. mlarkin1@partners.org
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.02972.x
Authors:
Backlund JY,
Bayless M,
Canady J,
Cleary P,
Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (DCCT/EDIC) Research Group,
Larkin ME,
Nathan DM,
Schaefer B
Studies:
Diabetes Control and Complications Trial
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes. Sex disparity in the treatment of modifiable CHD risk factors in patients with Type 2 diabetes has been reported previously; however, there is little comparable information in Type 1 diabetes.