Abdominal aortic aneurysms: do not underestimate the role of diabetes

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2015 Dec;13(12):1289-90. doi: 10.1586/14779072.2015.1100537. Epub 2015 Oct 10.

Authors

K Pafili¹, I Gouni-Berthold², N Papanas¹

Affiliations

¹ a Diabetes Clinic, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School , Democritus University of Thrace , Alexandroupolis , Greece.
² b Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine , University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany.

PMID: 26456049
DOI: 10.1586/14779072.2015.1100537

No abstract available

Keywords: aortic aneurysm; atherosclerosis; diabetes mellitus; pathophysiology.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Animals
Aorta / physiopathology*
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / physiopathology*
Humans