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Postprandial hyperglycaemia is a specific diabetes-related risk factor that contributes to the accelerated atherosclerosis and excess risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes.
Postprandial hyperglycaemia is a specific diabetes-related risk factor that may explain the exaggerated risk for macrovascular complications in diabetic populations, representing a potential therapeutic target.
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Postprandial hyperglycemia warrants evaluation as a therapeutic target in diabetes; leaves open whether intervention improves cardiovascular outcomes.
Yamagishi et al. (2007) conducted a review in Diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Postprandial hyperglycaemia was evaluated. Postprandial hyperglycaemia is a specific diabetes-related risk factor that contributes to the accelerated atherosclerosis and excess risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes.
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