Microangiopathy is independently associated with presence, severity and composition of carotid atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 286-293

  Vigili de Kreutzenberg, S ^a   Coracina, A ^a   Volpi, A ^b   Fadini, G P ^a   Frigo, A C ^a   Guarneri, G ^a   Tiengo, A ^a   Avogaro, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile di Montebelluna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid atherosclerosis; Microangiopathy; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MICROVESSELS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 79952694276     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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