Increased aortic intima-media thickness may be used to detect macrovascular complications in adult type II diabetes mellitus patients
Abstract Background Carotid intima media thickness (C-IMT) and aortic IMT (A-IMT) increase in adult and pediatric patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), respectively. In both age groups IMT is used for early detection of macrovascular complications. In adult DM patients, A-IMT is still not a routine...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Cardiovascular Ultrasound |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12947-018-0127-x |