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Medial arterial calcification and diabetes mellitus.
Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie - 1 Jan 2000
Edmonds M E
Abstract excerpt
Medial arterial calcification (MAC) is a frequent vascular finding in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Morphologically distinct from focal calcifications of atherosclerosis its radiographically distinct tramline pattern is frequently encountered in the arteries of the lower extremities. MAC is inconsistently related to age, duration and therapy of diabetes. In contrast, a strong association with diabetic...
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