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High Iron Stores and Impaired Endothelial Function in Prediabetic Subjects

2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 97; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.11.005

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Luca Mascitelli, Francesca Pezzetta,

Blood properties and coagulation

Rodriguez et al 1 Rodriguez C.J. Miyake Y. Grahame-Clarke C. Di Tullio M.R. Sciacca R.R. Boden-Abala B. Sacco R.L. Homma S. Relation of plasma glucose and endothelial function in a population-based multiethnic sample of subjects without diabetes mellitus. Am J Cardiol. 2005; 96: 1273-1277 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (50) Google Scholar found that an elevated fasting plasma glucose was associated with impaired endothelial function among nondiabetics. A plausible explanation of this detrimental association, which was not considered in the study, 1 Rodriguez C.J. Miyake Y. Grahame-Clarke C. Di Tullio M.R. Sciacca R.R. Boden-Abala B. Sacco R.L. Homma S. Relation of plasma glucose and endothelial function in a population-based multiethnic sample of subjects without diabetes mellitus. Am J Cardiol. 2005; 96: 1273-1277 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (50) Google Scholar might also be related to the increased iron stores, frequently observed in subjects with higher blood glucose concentrations.