Elevated circulating fasting glucagon-like peptide-1 in surgical patients with aortic valve disease and diabetes

Abstract Background Diabetes is a risk factor for peripheral, coronary, and cerebrovascular disease. In contrast, results also indicate that patients with diabetes have reduced prevalence of aortic aneurysms, although the mechanisms remain largely unknown. We hypothesize that altered endogenous secr...

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Main Authors: Camilla Krizhanovskii, Stelia Ntika, Christian Olsson, Per Eriksson, Anders Franco-Cereceda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-017-0279-0