Morphologic Findings of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques in Diabetics

Allen Burke, Frank D. Kolodgie, Arthur W. Zieske, David R. Fowler, Deena K. Weber, P.Jacob Varghese, Andrew Farb, Renu Virmani

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2004 · 492 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

In sudden coronary death, inflammation and necrotic core size play a greater role in the progression of atherosclerosis in diabetic subjects. The expression of RAGE and EN-RAGE may further compromise cell survival and promote plaque destabilization.

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