1Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Aurora, Colorado
2American Diabetes Association, Alexandria, Virginia
3American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas
4Endocrine Research Department, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Simultaneous publication: This article is being simultaneously published in 2006 in Diabetes Care and Circulation by the American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association.
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Abbreviations: CVD, cardiovascular disease