Garber A J
Vascular Disease Working Group, 6550 Fannin Street, Suite 1045, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Diabetes Obes Metab. 2000 Nov;2 Suppl 2:S1-5. doi: 10.1046/j.1463-1326.2000.00003.x.
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease are two of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in the USA and worldwide. The impact of these conditions is even more profound in patients with diabetes. The aims of the Vascular Disease Working Group in the articles that follow are to review the impact of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease in the general population, and, specifically, in the patient with diabetes, and to suggest appropriate treatment. Important steps to decreasing the risk of these diseases in diabetic patients are strict glycaemic control, control of hypertension, and modification of dyslipidaemia.
在美国和全球范围内，心血管疾病和脑血管疾病是发病和死亡的两个最重要原因。这些疾病对糖尿病患者的影响更为深远。后续文章中血管疾病工作组的目标是回顾脑血管疾病和心血管疾病在普通人群中，特别是糖尿病患者中的影响，并提出适当的治疗建议。在糖尿病患者中降低这些疾病风险的重要措施是严格控制血糖、控制高血压和改善血脂异常。
