Relationship between cerebral arterial pulsatility and carotid intima media thickness in diabetic and non-diabetic patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-68

  Karakurt, Feridun ^a,c   Carlioglu, A ^a   Koktener, A ^a   Ozbek, M ^a   Kaya, A ^b   Uyar, M E ^b   Kasapoglu, B ^b   Ilhan, A ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c Diskapi Ankara Education and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asymmetrical dimethylarginine; Carotid intima media thickness; Non alcoholic fatty liver disease; Transcranial Doppler; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CEREBRAL ARTERIAL PULSALITY; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

EID: 64549140736     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345681     Document Type: Article

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