Association of plasma free fatty acids levels with the presence and severity of coronary and carotid atherosclerotic plaque in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Ming-Hua ZhangYe-Xuan CaoLi-Guo WuNa GuoBing-Jie HouLi-Jing SunYuan-Lin GuoNa-Qiong WuQian DongJian-Jun Li

Published in: BMC endocrine disorders (2020)

The present study firstly indicated that elevated FFA levels appeared associated with both the presence and severity of CAD and CAP in patients with T2DM, suggesting that plasma FFA levels may be a useful biomarker for improving management of patients with T2DM.

Keyphrases

coronary artery disease
fatty acid
coronary artery
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
aortic valve