Editorial: Abdominal aorta aneurysm: An exceptional expression of atherosclerotic disease in type II diabetes

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 581-582

  Rensing, K L ^a   Twickler, Th B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INTERLEUKIN 6; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA MEDIA; ARTERY DIAMETER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETIC PATIENT; EDITORIAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; NOTE;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; HUMANS;

EID: 48049087252     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm638     Document Type: Editorial

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