Contradictory Effects of Hypercholesterolemia and Diabetes Mellitus on the Progression of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

[...]in the study of Kang et al that included patients from the Aneurysm Detection and Management Study and others, it was found that the prevalence of AAA >4.0 cm diameter in patients with >50% carotid stenosis was much less in diabetic patients than in nondiabetic patients9 (Table 2).

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2015-02, Vol.115 (3), p.399-401
Main Authors: Gertz, S. David, MD, PhD, Gavish, Lilach, PhD, Mintz, Yoav, MD, Beeri, Ronen, MD, Rubinstein, Chen, MD, Gavish, Leah Y., PhD, Berlatzky, Yacov, MD, Appelbaum, Liat, MD, Gilon, Dan, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Aneurysms
Animals
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - epidemiology
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - physiopathology
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - radiotherapy
Apolipoproteins
Atherosclerosis - epidemiology
Atherosclerosis - physiopathology
Cardiovascular
Cell adhesion & migration
Collagen
Defects
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - physiopathology
Disease Progression
Extracellular matrix
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia - epidemiology
Hypercholesterolemia - physiopathology
Lasers
Light therapy
Low-Level Light Therapy
Mice
Proteins
Risk Factors
Smooth muscle
Studies
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Summary:[...]in the study of Kang et al that included patients from the Aneurysm Detection and Management Study and others, it was found that the prevalence of AAA >4.0 cm diameter in patients with >50% carotid stenosis was much less in diabetic patients than in nondiabetic patients9 (Table 2).
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.11.012