The impact of arterial stiffness on cognitive status in elderly diabetic patients
With age, arteries become more rigid and pulse waves propagate faster. The pathogenic mechanisms that causes vascular stiffness in type 2 diabetes are complex but incompletely understood. An important element in the development of this phenomenon appears to be insulin resistance. One of the first li...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2014-03-01
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Series: | Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/rjdnmd.2014.21.issue-1/rjdnmd-2014-0010/rjdnmd-2014-0010.xml?format=INT |