Coronary calcification score is higher in type 2 diabetic patients with cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-127

  Rolim, Luiz Clemente de Souza Pereira ^a,b   Rezende, Paulo Henrique ^a   Sá, João Roberto ^a   Nasri, Fabio ^c   Meneghello, Romeu ^c   Chacra, Antonio Roberto ^a   Dib, Sérgio Atala ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Albert Einstein Hospital ^*  (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALBUMINURIA; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BRAZIL; BREATH ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; RR INTERVAL; SEX RATIO;

EID: 34547110111     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-31802007000200013     Document Type: Letter

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