Diabetes. Excess risk of stroke in women--the role of diabetes mellitus

Shaista Malik

doi:10.1038/nrendo.2014.56

Diabetes. Excess risk of stroke in women--the role of diabetes mellitus

Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2014 Jun;10(6):318-20. doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2014.56. Epub 2014 Apr 22.

Author

Shaista Malik¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, 333 The City Drive, Suite 400, Irvine, CA 92868, USA.

PMID: 24751882
DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2014.56

Abstract

A growing body of literature examines the burden of sex-specific risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Women with diabetes mellitus have a higher risk of coronary heart disease than men with diabetes mellitus. A recent study provides strong evidence that women with diabetes mellitus also have an increased risk of stroke.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Comment

MeSH terms

Diabetic Cardiomyopathies / etiology*
Diabetic Nephropathies / etiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Sex Factors*
Stroke / etiology*

Grants and funding

KHL097158A/PHS HHS/United States