Low-grade inflammation as a risk factor for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes
Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes is a condition associated with a state of low-grade inflammation caused by adipose tissue dysfunction and insulin resistance. High sensitive-CRP (hs-CRP) is a marker for systemic low-grade inflammation and higher plasma levels have been associated with cardiovascu...
Main Authors: | Shahnam Sharif, Y. Van der Graaf, M. J. Cramer, L. J. Kapelle, G. J. de Borst, Frank L. J. Visseren, Jan Westerink, the SMART study group |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-11-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-021-01409-0 |
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