Atherosclerosis Burdens in Diabetes Mellitus: Assessment by PET Imaging

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 23; no. 18; p. 10268
• Main Authors: Høilund-Carlsen, Poul F., Piri, Reza, Madsen, Per Lav, Revheim, Mona-Elisabeth, Werner, Thomas J., Alavi, Abass, Gerke, Oke, Sturek, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 06.09.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Atherosclerosis; Calcification; Coronary vessels; Diabetes; Glucose; Inflammation; Insulin; Review; Tomography

Arteriosclerosis and its sequelae are the most common cause of death in diabetic patients and one of the reasons why diabetes has entered the top 10 causes of death worldwide, fatalities having doubled since 2000. The literature in the field claims almost unanimously that arteriosclerosis is more fr...