Association between carotid plaque characteristics and acute cerebral infarction determined by MRI in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Association between carotid plaque characteristics and acute cerebral infarction determined by MRI in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) might aggravate the carotid plaque vulnerability, and increase the risk for ischemic stroke. Few studies reported the acute stroke subtype with carotid plaque characteristics in T2DM patients. This study aimed to investigate the association between...

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Main Authors: Beibei Sun, Xiao Li, Xiaosheng Liu, Xiaoqian Ge, Qing Lu, Xihai Zhao, Jun Pu, Jianrong Xu, Huilin Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Diabetes mellitus
Acute stroke
Carotid plaque
Lipid-rich necrotic core
MR imaging
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-017-0592-9

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