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Review: Diabetic autonomic dysfunction: adverse effects on presentation, management and outcomes of acute coronary syndromesChest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9JX, UK
Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2 9JX, UK, timmis{at}lch.demon.co.uk n acute coronary syndromes there is increasing speculation that autonomic dysfunction complicating diabetes may adversely affect outcomes. Mechanisms are unclear but the potential effects on the timing of plaque events, the mode of presentation, myocardial oxygen demand and arrhythmogenesis are discussed in this article.
Key Words: diabetes acute coronary syndromes autonomic neuropathy.
The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, Vol. 5, No. 5,
260-264 (2005) |
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