Review

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine (2005) 2, 252-260
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0194  
Received 21 December 2004 | Accepted 29 March 2005

Therapy Insight: heart disease and the insulin-resistant patient

Stuart A Cook*, Tim Aitman and Rossi P Naoumova

Correspondence *Room 208, 2nd Floor, Collier Building, MRC–CSC, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK

Email
 stuart.cook@imperial.ac.uk

Patients with insulin resistance syndromes are at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. This review discusses the relationship between insulin resistance and heart disease, and describes how aggressive risk factor management and multifactoral treatment approaches are being used to improve the clinical outcomes of these patients.

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