| Literature DB >> 22492060 |
Rishi Puri1, Yu Kataoka, Kiyoko Uno, Stephen J Nicholls.
Abstract
As the incidence of diabetes mellitus continues to rise, parallel increases in the rates of diabetic atherosclerotic vascular disease are projected to impart major health and socioeconomic challenges for authorities worldwide. Diabetes results in a proatherogenic phenotype, manifesting in an accelerated, diffuse, polyvascular fashion. In this review, we highlight the pathophysiological and morphological hallmarks of diabetic atherosclerosis.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22492060 DOI: 10.1007/s11892-012-0270-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Diab Rep ISSN: 1534-4827 Impact factor: 4.810