P1.02 INCREASED CAROTID IMT IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES FREE OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS APPEARS TO BE AN ADAPTIVE MECHANISM TO AN INCREASED WALL STRESS MORE THAN ATHEROMASIC DEGENERATION
Type 2 diabetes (DM2) and poor glycemic control adversely affect common carotid intima media thickness (IMT), considered marker of preclinical atherosclerosis. However, studies evaluating the effect of DM2 and glucose levels on IMT did not consider carotid diameter, known to affect IMT. A certain IM...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125938939/view |