Common carotid artery intima-media thickness is not increased but distensibility is reduced in normotensive patients with type 2 diabetes compared with control subjects.

Charvat, J; Chlumsky, J; Zakovicova, E; Kvapil, M

Charvat, J; Chlumsky, J; Zakovicova, E; Kvapil, M.

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Charvat J; Medical Department, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. jiri.charvat@lfmotol.cuni.cz

J Int Med Res ; 38(3): 860-9, 2010.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20819422

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Atherosclerosis/pathology; Carotid Artery Diseases/pathology; Carotid Artery, Common/pathology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/pathology; Tunica Intima/pathology; Tunica Media/pathology; Atherosclerosis/complications; Atherosclerosis/diagnostic imaging; Blood Pressure/physiology; Body Mass Index; Brachial Artery/diagnostic imaging; Brachial Artery/pathology; Carotid Artery Diseases/complications; Carotid Artery Diseases/diagnostic imaging; Carotid Artery, Common/diagnostic imaging; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/diagnostic imaging; Endothelium, Vascular/pathology; Endothelium, Vascular/physiopathology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Tunica Intima/diagnostic imaging; Tunica Media/diagnostic imaging; Ultrasonography

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Carotid Artery Diseases / Tunica Media / Tunica Intima / Carotid Artery, Common / Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Atherosclerosis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Int Med Res Year: 2010 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Czech Republic Country of publication: United kingdom

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