THE VALUE OF THE INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS AS A RISK FACTOR FOR CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE IN FIRST DEGREE RELATIVES OF DIABETIC TYPE 2 PATIENTS
Cerebrovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus have become in the last years the first cause of mortality and major invalidity throughout the world. Intima media thickness is a very good marker for subclinical atherosclerosis and also for predicting future cardio and cerebrovascular events. The aim...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Amaltea Medical Publishing House
2011-09-01
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| Series: | Romanian Journal of Neurology |
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| Online Access: | https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_NEUROLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_NEUROLOGIE-2011-Nr.3/RJN_2011_3_Art-06.pdf |