Nationwide comparison of long-term survival and cardiovascular morbidity after acute aortic aneurysm repair in patients with and without type 2 diabetes

Epidemiologic data indicate decreased risk for development, growth, and rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). We therefore evaluated mortality and cardiovascular morbidity after acute repair of AAA in diabetic and nondiabetic patients.

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Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - May 4, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Soumia Taimour, Stefan Franz én, Moncef Zarrouk, Stefan Acosta, Peter Nilsson, Mervete Miftaraj, Björn Eliasson, Ann-Marie Svensson, Anders Gottsäter Source Type: research