title: Clinical science review article: understanding the implications of diabetes on the vascular system.
abstract: Patients with diabetes comprise an extremely complex subset of patients for the vascular surgeon. Often, they have numerous comorbidities that can further complicate matters. The diabetic environment is highly complex and the interplay of various diseases makes this an extremely challenging condition to manage. Knowing the mechanisms by which diabetes inflicts adverse microscopic changes in the vasculature allows the clinician to anticipate problems and minimize the heightened risks observed in diabetic patients undergoing surgery. In this review, we will illustrate how diabetes affects the vasculature and how the molecular and cellular derangements that occur in diabetic environments lead to these pathophysiologic consequences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Zachary M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Emond
authors.forename: Melina R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kibbe
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D011379:Prognosis; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species