Cardiovascular risk in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

摘要: The epidemic of childhood obesity worldwide has led to increased incidence the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in pediatric adolescent population. As such, there is increasing concern that this large population children at risk for long-term complications diabetes, specifically cardiovascular disease. With disease remaining leading cause death adults, presents a significant public health as these age. In article, we discuss adolescents with including epidemiology atherosclerotic disease, obesity, hypertension, left ventricular function.