Chronic Inflammatory Disorders and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Coronary Heart Disease, and Stroke

2014298 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Judith Charlton · British Heart Foundation

Phil Chowienczyk · British Heart Foundation

Martin Gulliford · British Heart Foundation

Abstract

The risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus is increased across a range of organ-specific and multisystem chronic inflammatory disorders with evidence that risk is associated with severity of inflammation. Clinical management of patients with chronic inflammatory disorders should seek to reduce cardiovascular risk.

Topics & Keywords

Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases Biomarkers in Disease Mechanisms

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 130, Issue 10, pp. 837-844

DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.009990

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