6.1 LOW-GRADE INFLAMMATION AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION PRECEDE THE INCREASE IN PULSE PRESSURE IN TYPE 1 DIABETES:A 20-YEAR LONGITUDINAL STUDY
Purpose: To investigate, longitudinally, whether increases in markers of inflammation (CRP, sICAM-1) and endothelial dysfunction (sICAM-1, sVCAM-1) are associated with and precede the increase in pulse pressure (PP) in individuals with type-1 diabetes (DM1). Methods: Inception cohort of 277 DM1 pat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125927352/view |