Diabetic retinopathy is associated with the presence and burden of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in type 1 diabetes

Diabetic retinopathy is associated with the presence and burden of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in type 1 diabetes

Abstract Background Cardiovascular (CV) disease due to atherosclerosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in adult patients with diabetes, either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The aim of the study was to assess the association of the frequency and the burden of subclinical carotid atherosclero...

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Main Authors: Marc Carbonell, Esmeralda Castelblanco, Xavier Valldeperas, Àngels Betriu, Alícia Traveset, Minerva Granado-Casas, Marta Hernández, Federico Vázquez, Mariona Martín, Esther Rubinat, Albert Lecube, Josep Franch-Nadal, Elvira Fernández, Manel Puig-Domingo, Angelo Avogaro, Núria Alonso, Dídac Mauricio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Type 1 diabetes
Retinopathy
Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-018-0706-z

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