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CURRENT DIABETES REPORTS
Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
CURRENT MEDICINE GROUP
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-013-0454-0
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Type 2 diabetesmellitus; Cardiovascular risk factors; Cholesterol; Hypertension; Obesity; Leftventricular hypertrophy; Atherosclerosis; Subclinical atherosclerosis; Children; Adolescents
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [U54 GM104941] Funding Source: Medline
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The epidemic of childhood obesity worldwide has led to increased incidence of the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in the pediatric and adolescent population. As such, there is increasing concern that this large population of children is at risk for the long-term complications of diabetes, specifically cardiovascular disease. With cardiovascular disease remaining the leading cause of death in adults, this presents a significant public health concern as these children age. In this article, we discuss cardiovascular disease and risk in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes, including the epidemiology of type 2 diabetes, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, obesity, hypertension, and left ventricular function.
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