The additive effect of essential hypertension on coronary artery plaques in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a coronary computed tomography angiography study

Abstract Background The effect of comorbid hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on coronary artery plaques examined by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is not fully understood. We aimed to comprehensively assess whether comorbid hypertension and T2DM influence coronary art...

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Published in:	Cardiovascular Diabetology
Main Authors:	Yu Jiang, Yuan Li, Ke Shi, Jin Wang, Wen-Lei Qian, Wei-Feng Yan, Tong Pang, Zhi-Gang Yang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-01-01
Subjects:	Hypertension Coronary artery plaque Diabetes Coronary computed tomography angiography Coronary artery disease
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-021-01438-9