Abstract
Objective: Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) share common risk factors with atherosclerosis, except for diabetes whichappears protective. The reason for this is unknown. Although increased circulating concentrations of advanced glycationendproducts (AGEs) such as carboxymethyllysine (CML) are associated with occlusive vascular disease, it is possible thattheir effects on the aortic wall explain the paradoxically low incidence of AAAs in diabetes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 626-631 |
Journal | Journal of Vascular Surgery |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |