Background Uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is widely recognized as a significant risk factor for the emergence of cardiovascular events. Early risk assessment, especially for coronary artery disease, is crucial to starting therapeutic strategies to lower cardiovascular risk. Objective To assess cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods 64 patients were divided into groups according to age, gender, disease duration, glucoregulation, and applied treatment. The SCORE table was used to quantify cardiovascular risk. Results Our research showed that cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes mellitus increases with age (rho = 0.458; p = 0.0001; p
Key words: cardiovascular diseases, risk assessment, diabetes mellitus
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