How Diabetes Rewires the Heart’s Smallest Vessels
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A landmark study uncovers how diabetes alters the heart at the cellular level. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in type 2 diabetes. While its effects on large arteries are well recognized, growing evidence suggests the earliest cardiovascular injury occurs in the heart’s smallest vessels. Coronary microvascular disease (CMD), marked by impaired endothelial…