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Patient selection and vitamin E treatment in diabetes mellitus.
Expert review of cardiovascular therapy - 1 Mar 2013
Goldenstein Hagit, Levy Nina S, Lipener Yisrael T, Levy Andrew P
Abstract excerpt
In diabetes, there is an increase in oxidative stress due to elevated glucose levels in the plasma. High glucose promotes glycosylation, of both plasma and cellular proteins, which particularly affects the endothelial-cell lining of the blood vessel wall and interferes with its normal function. Thus, diabetes mellitus patients suffer from a higher incidence of cardiovascular complications such as atherosclerosis...
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