title: Abdominal aortic aneurysms: do not underestimate the role of diabetes.
authors.affiliation: a Diabetes Clinic, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School , Democritus University of Thrace , Alexandroupolis , Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pafili
authors.affiliation: b Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine , University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gouni-Berthold
authors.affiliation: a Diabetes Clinic, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School , Democritus University of Thrace , Alexandroupolis , Greece.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Papanas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans
keywords: aortic aneurysm; atherosclerosis; diabetes mellitus; pathophysiology