Long-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Disease among Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Asymptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis: A Prospective Cohort Study

Jian Gang Duan; Xiang Yan Chen; Alex Lau; Adrian Wong; G. Neil Thomas; Brian Tomlinson; Roxanna Liu; Juliana C. N. Chan; Thomas W. Leung; Vincent Mok; Ka Sing Wong

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0106623

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Long-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Disease among Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Asymptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis: A Prospective Cohort Study

Jian Gang Duan ,

¶JGD and XYC are co-first authors on this work.

Affiliations Department of Emergency, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Xiang Yan Chen ,

¶JGD and XYC are co-first authors on this work.

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Alex Lau,

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Adrian Wong,

Affiliation Department of Psychological Studies and Center for Psychosocial Health and Aging, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong SAR, China
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G. Neil Thomas,

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Brian Tomlinson,

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Roxanna Liu,

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Juliana C. N. Chan,

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Thomas W. Leung,

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Vincent Mok,

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Ka Sing Wong

* E-mail: ks-wong@cuhk.edu.hk

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Long-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Disease among Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Asymptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis: A Prospective Cohort Study

Jian Gang Duan,
Xiang Yan Chen,
Alex Lau,
Adrian Wong,
G. Neil Thomas,
Brian Tomlinson,
Roxanna Liu,
Juliana C. N. Chan,
Thomas W. Leung,
Vincent Mok

Published: September 5, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106623

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