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Oral glucose tolerance test predicts increased carotid plaque burden in patients with acute coronary syndrome
BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes are established risk factors for atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the atherosclerotic plaque burden in the carotid arteries of patients with acute coronary syndrome according to their glycemic status. METHODS: Patients with acute coro...
Autores principales: | Bjarnason, Thorarinn A., Hafthorsson, Steinar O., Kristinsdottir, Linda B., Oskarsdottir, Erna S., Aspelund, Thor, Sigurdsson, Sigurdur, Gudnason, Vilmundur, Andersen, Karl |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5576679/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28854264 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183839 |
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