Increased aortic intima-media thickness may be used to detect macrovascular complications in adult type II diabetes mellitus patients

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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Main Authors: Ayse Selcan Koc, Hilmi Erdem Sumbul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Subjects:
Aortic intima-media thickness
Macrovascular complication
Type II diabetes mellitus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12947-018-0127-x

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