Journal article
Abstract 647: Hyperglycemia Increases Diet-Induced Coronary Artery Disease and Myocardial Infarction in SRBI Knockout ApoE-Hypomorphic Mice
Abstract
Background: Type I diabetes is characterized by high levels of glucose and free fatty acids in plasma. Several epidemiological studies have established diabetes as an independent risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. Diabetic animal models have shown increased development of aortic atherosclerosis, however the impact on coronary artery (CA) disease is less clear. Conventional mouse models of atherosclerosis do not …
Authors
Gonzalez-Jara LA; Werstuck G; Trigatti B
Journal
Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Vol. 34, No. suppl_1,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
May 2014
DOI
10.1161/atvb.34.suppl_1.647
ISSN
1079-5642