Association between Diabetes and Risk of Aortic Dissection: A Case-Control Study in a Chinese Population

Xingwei He; Xintian Liu; Wanjun Liu; Bei Wang; Yujian Liu; Zhuxi Li; Tao Wang; Rong Tan; Bo Gao; Hesong Zeng

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0142697

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Association between Diabetes and Risk of Aortic Dissection: A Case-Control Study in a Chinese Population

Xingwei He,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Xintian Liu,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Wanjun Liu,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Bei Wang,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Yujian Liu,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Zhuxi Li,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Tao Wang,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Rong Tan,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Bo Gao,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Suizhou Affiliated Hospital of Hubei Medical College, Suizhou, China
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Hesong Zeng

* E-mail: zenghesong@163.com

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Association between Diabetes and Risk of Aortic Dissection: A Case-Control Study in a Chinese Population

Xingwei He,
Xintian Liu,
Wanjun Liu,
Bei Wang,
Yujian Liu,
Zhuxi Li,
Tao Wang,
Rong Tan,
Bo Gao,
Hesong Zeng

Published: November 12, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142697

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