A special issue of Frontiers in Endocrinology focussed on “Insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease” has been just published. The issue, which was edited by Drs Alan Stewart and Samantha Pitt and well as Dr Erkan Tuncay (Ankara University) and Dr Richard Rainbow (University of Liverpool), includes 8 new articles that successfully explore the mechanisms by which insulin resistance contributes to cardiovascular diseases including atherosclerosis, hypertensive disorders, heart disease and metabolic syndrome.
A link to the editorial summarising this special issue can be found here.