Assessing the risk factors for myocardial infarction in diet-induced prediabetes: myocardial tissue changes

Abstract Background Hyperglycaemia is known to result in oxidative stress tissue injury and dysfunction. Interestingly, studies have reported hepatic and renal oxidative stress injury during prediabetes; however, any injury to the myocardium during prediabetes has not been investigated. Hence this s...

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Main Authors: Nompumelelo Gumede, Phikelelani Ngubane, Andile Khathi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-022-02758-8