PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nichols, Emma Hitt
ED  - Pop-Busui, Rodica
ED  - Tahrani, Abd A.
ED  - Davis, Stephen Neil
TI  - Mechanisms Underlying Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes Mellitus
DP  - 2015 Jun 18
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 23--24
VI  - 15
IP  - 4
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/4/23.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/4/23.full
AB  - Multiple mechanisms that contribute to cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes mellitus have been identified. Diabetic neuropathy can manifest as cardiac autonomic neuropathy and directly affect heart function. In addition, obstructive sleep apnea is associated with cardiovascular events and death. Hypoglycemia episodes can cause cardiac ischemia, atherothrombosis, and endothelial dysfunction.