Diabetes mellitus and abdominal aortic aneurysm growth: Clinical evidence and mechanistic insights
Margaret Dimova, Bistra Boneva, Boris Ilchev · 2026
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Description
Margaret Dimova and co-authors sum up proof that diabetes goes with slower growth of a swollen belly aorta. Their paper from 2026 calls the link a paradox, since diabetes harms vessels in most other ways. A swollen aorta can burst, so growth rate sets how close the watch must be.
Across six long run cohorts, patients with diabetes had slower swelling growth than those without, by about half to one and a half millimeters a year. In three cohorts, the diabetes drug metformin went with a further cut in growth. The authors read body chemistry control as a promising path for tailored watch plans and for future care trials in this disease.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Margaret Dimova, Bistra Boneva, Boris Ilchev |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |