Diabetes-Related Factors and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Events: The Atherosclerotic Risk in Communities Study

Longitudinal study of patients entered at baseline between 1987 and 1989 in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study from four U.S. communities in Mississippi, Maryland, Minnesota, and North Carolina.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - June 21, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Y. Kubota, A.R. Folsom, J.S. Pankow, L.E. Wagenknecht, W. Tang Tags: Diabetes is inversely associated, while metabolic syndrome is positively associated, with AAA occurrence Source Type: research