Are All Individuals With Diabetes Equal, or Some More Equal Than Others?

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1289-1291

  Rana, Jamal S ^a,b,c   Blankstein, Ron ^d  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

coronary CT angiography; diabetes mellitus; prognosis

Indexed keywords

AGE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MORTALITY RATE; MORTALITY RISK; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS;

EID: 84994403312     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: 18767591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.02.036     Document Type: Editorial

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