Erratum

1997 Diabetes Care  
Letters fibrosis, etc., and is in many cases complicated by diffuse coronary artery disease. The increased early and late mortality after myocardial infarction and the increased incidence of left ventricular failure in diabetic patients could be explained by impaired compliance of the myocardium in response to acute ischemic stress with such regional wall motion abnormalities, potentially making even minor ischemic challenges life threatening. While reduction in risk factors, such as smoking
more » ... lipid abnormalities, may reduce the incidence of coronary artery disease in diabetic subjects, it seems likely that heart disease will remain common if metabolic factors play a significant role in left ventricular dysfunction.
doi:10.2337/diacare.20.2.236 fatcat:oohto67rebacxarhs4ghbeyaya