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Negative Carotid Artery Remodeling in Early Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Increased Carotid Plaque Vulnerability in Obesity as Assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

BACKGROUND: Ischemic stroke from carotid plaque embolism remains a major cause of morbidity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the effect of early T2DM and obesity on carotid remodeling and plaque burden remains elusive. We assessed carotid remodeling and plaque composition b...

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Autores principales: Laugesen, Esben, Høyem, Pernille, Thrysoe, Samuel, Hansen, Esben Søvsø Szocska, Mikkelsen, Anders F. Stegmann, Kerwin, William S., Poulsen, Per L., Hansen, Troels K., Kim, W. Yong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6201412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30369319
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.008677