Hypoglycemia and cardiovascular risk: Is there a major link?

Diabetes Care

Volumn 39, Issue , 2016, Pages S205-S209

  Hanefeld, Markolf ^a,b   Frier, Brian M ^c   Pistrosch, Frank ^a,b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; INSULIN GLARGINE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD CLOTTING; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFLAMMATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84979642088     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dcS15-3014     Document Type: Article

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