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Adiponectin levels and expression of adiponectin receptors in isolated monocytes from overweight patients with coronary artery disease

Anastasios Kollias, Panayoula C Tsiotra, Ignatios Ikonomidis, Eirini Maratou, Panayota Mitrou, Erifyli Kyriazi, Eleni Boutati, John Lekakis, Theofanis Economopoulos, Dimitrios T Kremastinos, George Dimitriadis, Sotirios A Raptis

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Parathyroid hormone is a plausible mediator for the metabolic syndrome in the morbidly obese: a cross-sectional study

Jo Røislien, Ben Van Calster, Jøran Hjelmesæth

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Management of cardiovascular risk factors with pioglitazone combination therapies in type 2 diabetes: an observational cohort study

Ángel Rodríguez, Jesús Reviriego, Vasilios Karamanos, Francisco J del Cañizo, Nikolaos Vlachogiannis, Vangelis Drossinos

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Heart failure therapy in diabetic patients-comparison with the recent ESC/EASD guideline

Frank Edelmann, Rolf Wachter, Hans-Dirk Düngen, Stefan Störk, Annette Richter, Raoul Stahrenberg, Till Neumann, Claus Lüers, Christiane E Angermann, Felix Mehrhof, Götz Gelbrich, Burkert Pieske

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Association of glycemic variability and the presence and severity of coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes

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Non-HDL-cholesterol as valid surrogate to apolipoprotein B100 measurement in diabetes: Discriminant Ratio and unbiased equivalence

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Relationship of autonomic imbalance and circadian disruption with obesity and type 2 diabetes in resistant hypertensive patients

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A common polymorphism rs3781637 in MTNR1B is associated with type 2 diabetes and lipids levels in Han Chinese individuals

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Hyperglycemia can delay left ventricular dysfunction but not autonomic damage after myocardial infarction in rodents

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N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide is decreased in insulin dependent gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort trial

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Screening for left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the community

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Aspirin effect on the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Increased arterial stiffness in healthy subjects with high-normal glucose levels and in subjects with pre-diabetes

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Serum leptin is associated with cardiometabolic risk and predicts metabolic syndrome in Taiwanese adults

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Trends in utilization of lipid- and blood pressure-lowering agents and goal attainment among the U.S. diabetic population, 1999-2008

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Changes in cardiac heparan sulfate proteoglycan expression and streptozotocin-induced diastolic dysfunction in rats

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Proteasome modulator 9 and macrovascular pathology of T2D

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Low serum amylase in association with metabolic syndrome and diabetes: A community-based study

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Renal denervation in an animal model of diabetes and hypertension: Impact on the autonomic nervous system and nephropathy

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Heart-Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein (H-FABP): Relationship with arterial ıntima-media thickness and role as diagnostic marker for atherosclerosis in patients with ımpaired glucose metabolism

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Deficiency of mast cells in coronary artery endarterectomy of male patients with type 2 diabetes

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Hypercholesterolemia and a candidate gene within the 12q24 locus

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The interleukin-6 and noradrenaline mediated inflammation-stress feedback mechanism is dysregulated in metabolic syndrome: Effect of exercise

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Adverse effect profile of trichlormethiazide: a retrospective observational study

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Increased serum myeloid-related protein 8/14 level is associated with atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetic patients

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Therapeutic potential of N-acetylcysteine as an antiplatelet agent in patients with type-2 diabetes

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Erratum to: Renal denervation in an animal model of diabetes and hypertension: Impact on the autonomic nervous system and nephropathy

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Seven-year mortality in heart failure patients with undiagnosed diabetes: an observational study

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Association of increased plasma adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein with coronary artery disease in non-elderly men

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Serum Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration and risk of death from cardiovascular diseases among U.S. adults with diagnosed diabetes: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey linked mortality study

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Cardiac lipid content is unresponsive to a physical activity training intervention in type 2 diabetic patients, despite improved ejection fraction

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Protein Kinase C inhibition ameliorates functional endothelial insulin resistance and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell hypersensitivity to insulin in diabetic hypertensive rats

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Long-term oral nitrate therapy is associated with adverse outcome in diabetic patients following elective percutaneous coronary intervention

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Changes of dendritic cells and fractalkine in type 2 diabetic patients with unstable angina pectoris: a preliminary report

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Association between fasting plasma glucose and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein: gender differences in a Japanese community-dwelling population

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Molecular role of GATA binding protein 4 (GATA-4) in hyperglycemia-induced reduction of cardiac contractility

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Left ventricular dysfunction with reduced functional cardiac reserve in diabetic and non-diabetic LDL-receptor deficient apolipoprotein B100-only mice

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Circulating angiopoietin-2 and soluble Tie-2 in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study

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A progressive increase in cardiovascular risk assessed by coronary angiography in non-diabetic patients at sub-diabetic glucose levels

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YKL-40 levels are independently associated with albuminuria in type 2 diabetes

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Impaired fasting glucose is associated with increased perioperative cardiovascular event rates in patients undergoing major non-cardiothoracic surgery

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Dietary saturated fat/cholesterol, but not unsaturated fat or starch, induces C-reactive protein associated early atherosclerosis and ectopic fat deposition in diabetic pigs

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The effect of cardiovascular risk factors on the longitudinal evolution of the carotid intima medial thickness in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus

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Increased nitric oxide availability attenuates high fat diet metabolic alterations and gene expression associated with insulin resistance

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Relationship between hemoglobin A1c and cardiovascular disease in mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolemic Japanese individuals: subanalysis of a large-scale randomized controlled trial

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Effect of silibinin on endothelial dysfunction and ADMA levels in obese diabetic mice

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Low mannose-binding lectin (MBL) genotype is associated with future cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetic south asians. a prospective cohort study

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Association of plasma osteoprotegerin and adiponectin with arterial function, cardiac function and metabolism in asymptomatic type 2 diabetic men

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Double-blind, randomized, multicentre, and active comparator controlled investigation of the effect of Pioglitazone, Metformin, and the combination of both on cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes receiving stable basal insulin therapy: the PIOCOMB study

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Antidiabetic pharmacotherapy and anamnestic hypoglycemia in a large cohort of type 2 diabetic patients - an analysis of the DiaRegis registry

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Osteoprotegerin and coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetic patients with microalbuminuria

Henrik Reinhard, Mads Nybo, Peter R Hansen, Niels Wiinberg, Andreas Kjær, Claus L Petersen, Kaj Winther, Hans-Henrik Parving, Lars M Rasmussen, Peter Rossing, Peter K Jacobsen

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High glucose-induced apoptosis in human coronary artery endothelial cells involves up-regulation of death receptors

Shun-ichiro Kageyama, Hiroki Yokoo, Kengo Tomita, Natsuko Kageyama-Yahara, Ryo Uchimido, Naoyuki Matsuda, Seiji Yamamoto, Yuichi Hattori

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Serum uric acid level and its association with metabolic syndrome and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes

Qin Li, Zhen Yang, Bin Lu, Jie Wen, Zi Ye, Lili Chen, Min He, Xiaoming Tao, Weiwei Zhang, Ying Huang, Zhaoyun Zhang, Shen Qu, Renming Hu

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Comparative effect of olmesartan and candesartan on lipid metabolism and renal function in patients with hypertension: a retrospective observational study

Yayoi Nishida, Yasuo Takahashi, Tomohiro Nakayama, Masayoshi Soma, Satoshi Asai

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Plasma osteoprotegerin is related to carotid and peripheral arterial disease, but not to myocardial ischemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Mikael K Poulsen, Mads Nybo, Jordi Dahl, Susanne Hosbond, Tina S Poulsen, Allan Johansen, Poul F Høilund-Carlsen, Henning Beck-Nielsen, Lars M Rasmussen, Jan E Henriksen

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NT-proBNP levels, atherosclerosis and vascular function in asymptomatic type 2 diabetic patients with microalbuminuria: peripheral reactive hyperaemia index but not NT-proBNP is an independent predictor of coronary atherosclerosis

Henrik Reinhard, Niels Wiinberg, Peter R Hansen, Andreas Kjær, Claus L Petersen, Kaj Winther, Hans-Henrik Parving, Peter Rossing, Peter K Jacobsen

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Therapeutic effects of neuregulin-1 in diabetic cardiomyopathy rats

Bingong Li, Zeqi Zheng, Yunfeng Wei, Menghong Wang, Jingtian Peng, Ting Kang, Xin Huang, Jian Xiao, Yong Li, Zhe Li

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Sympathetic nervous dysregulation in the absence of systolic left ventricular dysfunction in a rat model of insulin resistance with hyperglycemia

James T Thackeray, Jerry Radziuk, Mary-Ellen Harper, Erik J Suuronen, Kathryn J Ascah, Rob S Beanlands, Jean N DaSilva

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Proteasome Modulator 9 SNPs are linked to hypertension in type 2 diabetes families

Claudia Gragnoli

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Effects of calcium channel blockers on glucose tolerance, inflammatory state, and circulating progenitor cells in non-diabetic patients with essential hypertension: a comparative study between Azelnidipine and amlodipine on Glucose tolerance and ENdothelial function - a crossover Trial (AGENT)

Kosuke Fukao, Kazunori Shimada, Makoto Hiki, Takashi Kiyanagi, Kuniaki Hirose, Atsumi Kume, Hiromichi Ohsaka, Rie Matsumori, Takeshi Kurata, Tetsuro Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Daida

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Effect of cinnamon on gastric emptying, arterial stiffness, postprandial lipemia, glycemia, and appetite responses to high-fat breakfast

Oonagh Markey, Conor M McClean, Paul Medlow, Gareth W Davison, Tom R Trinick, Ellie Duly, Amir Shafat

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Impact of type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome on myocardial structure and microvasculature of men with coronary artery disease

Duncan J Campbell, Jithendra B Somaratne, Alicia J Jenkins, David L Prior, Michael Yii, James F Kenny, Andrew E Newcomb, Casper G Schalkwijk, Mary J Black, Darren J Kelly

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Postprandial hyperlipidemia, endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular risk: focus on incretins

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Study rationale and design of OPTIMISE, a randomised controlled trial on the effect of benchmarking on quality of care in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Frank Nobels, Noëmi Debacker, Carlos Brotons, Moses Elisaf, Michel P Hermans, Georges Michel, Erik Muls

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Stability of the factorial structure of metabolic syndrome from childhood to adolescence: a 6-year follow-up study

Vicente Martínez-Vizcaino, Francisco B Ortega, Montserrat Solera-Martínez, Jonatan R Ruiz, Idoia Labayen, Diva Eensoo, Jaanus Harro, Helle-Mai Loit, Toomas Veidebaum, Michael Sjöström

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Association of ADIPOR2 gene variants with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes risk in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance: the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study

Niina Siitonen, Leena Pulkkinen, Jaana Lindström, Marjukka Kolehmainen, Ursula Schwab, Johan G Eriksson, Pirjo Ilanne-Parikka, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Matti Uusitupa

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Early and late effects of the DPP-4 inhibitor vildagliptin in a rat model of post-myocardial infarction heart failure

Meimei Yin, Herman HW Silljé, Maxi Meissner, Wiek H van Gilst, Rudolf A de Boer

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Association of chemerin mRNA expression in human epicardial adipose tissue with coronary atherosclerosis

Xiuying Gao, Shuhua Mi, Fuzhuang Zhang, Fengying Gong, Yongqiang Lai, Feng Gao, Xiaoxia Zhang, Linjie Wang, Hong Tao

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Circulating endothelial progenitor cells and large artery structure and function in young subjects with uncomplicated Type 1 Diabetes

Carlo Palombo, Michaela Kozakova, Carmela Morizzo, Laura Gnesi, Maria Chiara Barsotti, Paolo Spontoni, Francesco Massart, Paolo Salvi, Alberto Balbarini, Giuseppe Saggese, Rossella Di Stefano, Giovanni Federico

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Age, gender, insulin and blood glucose control status alter the risk of ischemic heart disease and stroke among elderly diabetic patients

Toshio Hayashi, Seinosuke Kawashima, Hideki Nomura, Hideki Itoh, Hiroshi Watanabe, Takashi Ohrui, Koutaro Yokote, Hirohito Sone, Yoshiyuki Hattori, Masao Yoshizumi, Koichiro Ina, Kiyoshi Kubota

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Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes are associated with obstructive sleep apnea in extremely obese subjects: A cross-sectional study

Jan Magnus Fredheim, Jan Rollheim, Torbjørn Omland, Dag Hofsø, Jo Røislien, Kristian Vegsgaard, Jøran Hjelmesæth

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Predicting insulin resistance using the triglyceride-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio in Taiwanese adults

Jui-Kun Chiang, Ning-Sheng Lai, Jiunn-Kae Chang, Malcolm Koo

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Endothelial function is unaffected by changing between carvedilol and metoprolol in patients with heart failure-a randomized study

Britt Falskov, Thomas Steffen Hermann, Jakob Raunsø, Buris Christiansen, Christian Rask-Madsen, Atheline Major-Pedersen, Lars Køber, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Helena Dominguez

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An association between TRP64ARG polymorphism of the B3 adrenoreceptor gene and some metabolic disturbances

Aibek E Mirrakhimov, Alina S Kerimkulova, Olga S Lunegova, Cholpon B Moldokeeva, Yulia V Zalesskaya, Samai S Abilova, Nurmira A Sovhozova, Almaz A Aldashev, Erkin M Mirrakhimov

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Yearly evolution of organ damage markers in diabetes or metabolic syndrome: data from the LOD-DIABETES study

Manuel A Gomez-Marcos, Jose I Recio-Rodríguez, Maria C Patino-Alonso, Cristina Agudo-Conde, Leticia Gomez-Sanchez, Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez, Marta Gomez-Sanchez, Luis Garcia-Ortiz

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Effects of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) on diabetic cardiomyopathy in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty rats

Young-Hyo Lim, Jun-Ho Joe, Ki-Seok Jang, Yi-Sun Song, Byung-Im So, Cheng-Hu Fang, Jinho Shin, Jung-Hyun Kim, Heon-Kil Lim, Kyung-Soo Kim

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Eplerenone prevents salt-induced vascular stiffness in Zucker diabetic fatty rats: a preliminary report

Markus Resch, Peter Schmid, Kerstin Amann, Sabine Fredersdorf, Joachim Weil, Christian Schach, Christoph Birner, Daniel P Griese, Peter Kreuzer, Sabine Brunner, Andreas Luchner, Günter AJ Riegger, Dierk H Endemann

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Effect of genetic and environmental influences on cardiometabolic risk factors: a twin study

György Jermendy, Tamás Horváth, Levente Littvay, Rita Steinbach, Ádám L Jermendy, Ádám D Tárnoki, Dávid L Tárnoki, Júlia Métneki, János Osztovits

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Concomitant renal insufficiency and diabetes mellitus as prognostic factors for acute myocardial infarction

Chang Seong Kim, Joon Seok Choi, Jeong Woo Park, Eun Hui Bae, Seong Kwon Ma, Myung Ho Jeong, Young Jo Kim, Myeong Chan Cho, Chong Jin Kim, Soo Wan Kim

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Prognostic significance of hemoglobin A1c level in patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease. A systematic review and meta-analysis

Yao Liu, Yan-min Yang, Jun Zhu, Hui-qiong Tan, Yan Liang, Jian-dong Li

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Toll/Interleukin-1 receptor member ST2 exhibits higher soluble levels in type 2 diabetes, especially when accompanied with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction

Evangelos Fousteris, Andreas Melidonis, George Panoutsopoulos, Konstantinos Tzirogiannis, Stefanos Foussas, Anastasios Theodosis-Georgilas, Stavros Tzerefos, Spiridon Matsagos, Eleni Boutati, Theofanis Economopoulos, George Dimitriadis, Sotirios Raptis

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Haptoglobin genotype predicts development of coronary artery calcification in a prospective cohort of patients with type 1 diabetes

Melissa Simpson, Janet K Snell-Bergeon, Gregory L Kinney, Orit Lache, Rachel Miller-Lotan, Yefim Anbinder, Marian J Rewers, Andrew P Levy

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Azelnidipine prevents cardiac dysfunction in streptozotocin-diabetic rats by reducing intracellular calcium accumulation, oxidative stress and apoptosis

Vasundhara Kain, Sandeep Kumar, Sandhya L Sitasawad

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Association of circulating omentin-1 level with arterial stiffness and carotid plaque in type 2 diabetes

Hye Jin Yoo, Soon Young Hwang, Ho Cheol Hong, Hae Yoon Choi, Sae Jeong Yang, Ji A Seo, Sin Gon Kim, Nan Hee Kim, Kyung Mook Choi, Dong Seop Choi, Sei Hyun Baik

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Relation between the frequency of CD34+ bone marrow derived circulating progenitor cells and the number of diseased coronary arteries in patients with myocardial ischemia and diabetes

Ilkay Bozdag-Turan, R Goekmen Turan, C Hakan Turan, Sophie Ludovicy, Ibrahim Akin, Stephan Kische, Nicole S Arsoy, Henrik Schneider, Jasmin Ortak, Tim Rehders, Tina Hermann, Liliya Paranskaya, Peter Kohlschein, Manuela Bastian, A Tulga Ulus, Kurtulus Sahin, Hueseyin Ince, Christoph A Nienaber

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Dysglycemia induces abnormal circadian blood pressure variability

Sivarajan Kumarasamy, Kathirvel Gopalakrishnan, Dong Hyun Kim, Nader G Abraham, William D Johnson, Bina Joe, Alok K Gupta

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Nicorandil prevents endothelial dysfunction due to antioxidative effects via normalisation of NADPH oxidase and nitric oxide synthase in streptozotocin diabetic rats

Ken-ichi Serizawa, Kenji Yogo, Ken Aizawa, Yoshihito Tashiro, Nobuhiko Ishizuka

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Cardiometabolic risk variables in overweight and obese children: a worldwide comparison

Mariska van Vliet, Martijn W Heymans, Inès A von Rosenstiel, Desiderius PM Brandjes, Jos H Beijnen, Michaela Diamant

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Effects of human immunodeficiency virus and metabolic complications on myocardial nutrient metabolism, blood flow, and oxygen consumption: a cross-sectional analysis

W Todd Cade, Dominic N Reeds, E Turner Overton, Pilar Herrero, Alan D Waggoner, Victor G Davila-Roman, Sherry Lassa-Claxton, Robert J Gropler, Pablo F Soto, Melissa J Krauss, Kevin E Yarasheski, Linda R Peterson

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Impact of glycemic control on circulating endothelial progenitor cells and arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Wen-Sheng Yue, Kui-Kai Lau, Chung-Wah Siu, Mei Wang, Guo-Hui Yan, Kai-Hang Yiu, Hung-Fat Tse

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Short-term effects of liraglutide on visceral fat adiposity, appetite, and food preference: a pilot study of obese Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes

Kana Inoue, Norikazu Maeda, Susumu Kashine, Yuya Fujishima, Junji Kozawa, Aki Hiuge-Shimizu, Kohei Okita, Akihisa Imagawa, Tohru Funahashi, Iichiro Shimomura

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A structural equation model for assessment of links between changes in serum triglycerides, -urate, and -glucose and changes in serum Calcium, -magnesium and -phosphate in Type 2 diabetes and non-diabetes metabolism

Lena Håglin, Lennart Bäckman, Birgitta Törnkvist

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Insulin resistance increases the occurrence of new cardiovascular events in patients with manifest arterial disease without known diabetes. The SMART study

Sandra N Verhagen, Annemarie MJ Wassink, Yolanda van der Graaf, Petra M Gorter, Frank LJ Visseren

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The association between glucometabolic disturbances, traditional cardiovascular risk factors and self-rated health by age and gender: A cross-sectional analysis within the Malmö Preventive Project

Margret Leosdottir, Ronnie Willenheimer, Margaretha Persson, Peter M Nilsson

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Hyperglycemia in apolipoprotein E-deficient mouse strains with different atherosclerosis susceptibility

Jing Li, Qian Wang, Weidong Chai, Mei-Hua Chen, Zhenqi Liu, Weibin Shi

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Elevated fasting insulin predicts the future incidence of metabolic syndrome: a 5-year follow-up study

Ki-Chul C Sung, Mi-Hae H Seo, Eun-Jung J Rhee, Andrew M Wilson

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Impact of metabolic syndrome and its components on cardiovascular disease event rates in 4900 patients with type 2 diabetes assigned to placebo in the field randomised trial

Russell Scott, Mark Donoghoe, Gerald F Watts, Richard O'Brien, Christopher Pardy, Marja-Riitta Taskinen, Timothy ME Davis, Peter G Colman, Patrick Manning, Gregory Fulcher, Anthony C Keech

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Circulating levels of IL-18 are significantly influenced by the IL-18 +183 A/G polymorphism in coronary artery disease patients with diabetes type 2 and the metabolic syndrome: an Observational Study

Trine B Opstad, Alf Å Pettersen, Harald Arnesen, Ingebjørg Seljeflot

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PPARγ Pro12Ala and ACE ID polymorphisms are associated with BMI and fat distribution, but not metabolic syndrome

Angela Passaro, Edoardo Dalla Nora, Caterina Marcello, Francesca Di Vece, Mario Luca Morieri, Juana M Sanz, Cristina Bosi, Renato Fellin, Giovanni Zuliani

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Regular physical exercise training assists in preventing type 2 diabetes development: focus on its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties

Edite Teixeira-Lemos, Sara Nunes, Frederico Teixeira, Flávio Reis

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A pilot study of the efficacy of miglitol and sitagliptin for type 2diabetes with a continuous glucose monitoring system and incretin-related markers

Miyako Kishimoto, Mitsuhiko Noda

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CYP2J3 Gene Delivery Reduces Insulin Resistance via Upregulation of eNOS in Fructose-treated Rats

Xizhen Xu, Ling Tu, Luyun Wang, Xiaosai Fang, Dao Wen Wang

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Estimated incidence of cardiovascular complications related to type 2 diabetes in Mexico using the UKPDS outcome model and a population-based survey

Nancy Reynoso-Noverón, Roopa Mehta, Paloma Almeda-Valdes, Rosalba Rojas-Martinez, Salvador Villalpando, Mauricio Hernández-Ávila, Carlos A Aguilar-Salinas

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Decreased adiponectin and increased inflammation expression in epicardial adipose tissue in coronary artery disease

Yuan Zhou, Yutao Wei, Lei Wang, Xianguo Wang, Xinling Du, Zongquan Sun, Nianguo Dong, Xinzhong Chen

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Relationship between intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery and arterial stiffness in subjects with and without type 2 diabetes: a case-series report

Manuel Ángel Gómez-Marcos, José Ignacio Recio-Rodríguez, María Carmen Patino-Alonso, Cristina Agudo-Conde, Leticia Gómez-Sánchez, Emiliano Rodríguez-Sánchez, Carlos Martín-Cantera, Luís García-Ortiz

• Open Access
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Cardioprotective effects of tanshinone IIA pretreatment via kinin B2 receptor-Akt-GSK-3β dependent pathway in experimental diabetic cardiomyopathy

Dongdong Sun, Min Shen, Jiayi Li, Weijie Li, Yingmei Zhang, Li Zhao, Zheng Zhang, Yuan Yuan, Haichang Wang, Feng Cao

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Temporal trends in the initiation of glucose-lowering medications after a first-time myocardial infarction - a nationwide study between 1997 and 2006

Mette L Norgaard, Charlotte Andersson, Peter Riis Hansen, Søren S Andersen, Allan Vaag, Tina K Schramm, Fredrik Folke, Lars Køber, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Gunnar H Gislason

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Glucagon-like peptide-1 enhances cardiac L-type Ca2+ currents via activation of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase A pathway

Yong-Fu Xiao, Alena Nikolskaya, Deborah A Jaye, Daniel C Sigg

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Effects of aleglitazar, a balanced dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α/γ agonist on glycemic and lipid parameters in a primate model of the metabolic syndrome

Barbara C Hansen, Xenia T Tigno, Agnes Bénardeau, Markus Meyer, Elena Sebokova, Jacques Mizrahi

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Novel adiponectin-resistin (AR) and insulin resistance (IRAR) indexes are useful integrated diagnostic biomarkers for insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome: a case control study

Cia-Hin Lau, Sekaran Muniandy

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Prevalence and risk factors accounting for true silent myocardial ischemia: a pilot case-control study comparing type 2 diabetic with non-diabetic control subjects

Cristina Hernández, Jaume Candell-Riera, Andreea Ciudin, Gemma Francisco, Santiago Aguadé-Bruix, Rafael Simó

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Vasculoprotective effects of rosiglitazone through modulating renin-angiotensin system in vivo and vitro

Liqun Ren, Naifeng Liu, Hong Zhi, Yingjuan Li, Yanzhi Li, Rining Tang, Zulong Sheng

• Open Access
• Editorial

"The metabolic syndrome... is dead": These reports are an exaggeration

Alexander Tenenbaum, Enrique Z Fisman

• Open Access
• Review

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to influence adipose tissue function

Jan Westerink, Frank LJ Visseren

• Open Access
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The association of dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 gene polymorphism with type 2 diabetes: a cohort study

Tse-Min Lu, Shing-Jong Lin, Ming-Wei Lin, Chiao-Po Hsu, Ming-Yi Chung

• Open Access
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Value of oral glucose tolerance test in the acute phase of myocardial infarction

• Open Access
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Association of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and tissue plasminogen activator with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in Malaysian subjects

• Open Access
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Cardiovascular safety of exenatide BID: an integrated analysis from controlled clinical trials in participants with type 2 diabetes