Even when diabetics take pills to lower their bad cholesterol, if they still have high levels of a blood marker called hsCRP, they’re still at high risk for heart attacks and strokes — meaning...

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Role of Residual Inflammation as a Risk Factor Across Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome: Unpacking the Burden in People with Type 2 Diabetes

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Role of Residual Inflammation as a Risk Factor Across Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome: Unpacking the Burden in People with Type 2 Diabetes

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DOI: 10.1007/s13300-025-01743-6

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