Similar long-term mortality risks in men with type 2 diabetes and men with cardiovascular disease
Monday, January 5, 2009 - 17:49
in Health & Medicine
Men with type 2 diabetes and men with previous heart attack or stroke had a 3 to 4 fold risk of cardiovascular death compared to men without either disease in the years following the first acute event, according to a study in CMAJ.
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