Pulse wave velocity and cardiac autonomic function in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Pulse wave velocity and cardiac autonomic function in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abstract Background Increased carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been associated with incident cardiovascular disease, independently of traditional risk factors. Cardiac autonomic dysfunction is a common complication of diabetes and has been associated with reduced aortic distensibility....

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Main Authors: Stamatina Chorepsima, Ioanna Eleftheriadou, Anastasios Tentolouris, Ioannis Moyssakis, Athanasios Protogerou, Alexandros Kokkinos, Petros P. Sfikakis, Nikolaos Tentolouris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
Subjects:
Cardiac autonomic dysfunction
Pulse wave velocity
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-017-0178-2

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