Glucose Abnormalities and Cardiovascular Disease: “Dysglycemia” as an Emerging Cardiovascular Risk Factor

This chapter contains sections titled: Definition and epidemiology of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance Prevalence estimates Relationship between the glucose level and retinopathy, nephropathy, and peripheral neuropathy Relationship between the glucose level and the risk of cardiovascular disease Mechanisms relating hyperglycemia to cardiovascular disease Is glucose a modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factor Conclusion Definition and epidemiology of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance Prevalence estimates Relationship between the glucose level and retinopathy, nephropathy, and peripheral neuropathy Relationship between the glucose level and the risk of cardiovascular disease Mechanisms relating hyperglycemia to cardiovascular disease Is glucose a modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factor Conclusion