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Association of carotid intima media thickness with the presence of nephropathy in patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type (DM2)

G Lavranos, A Stylianou, A Hatziyianni, T Christodoulides, I Savva, G Olymbios · Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel · 2011 · Heft 05

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Zeitschrift
Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel
Autor:innen
G Lavranos, A Stylianou, A Hatziyianni, T Christodoulides, I Savva, G Olymbios
Ausgabe
Heft 05 / 2011
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Erschienen: 2011-05-09 00:00:00
ISSN
1861-9002
DOI
10.1055/s-0031-1277408

Zusammenfassung

Introduction: Clinical and epidemiological data suggest that microalbuminuria is a marker of increased cardiovascular risk in patients with DM2 and participates, along with various other factors, in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis. Aim: To estimate the frequency of co-existence of atherosclerosis and clinically significant nephropathy in DM2 patients and to evaluate IMT as a diagnostic tool. Materials and methods: The study population consists of 61 patients, 40 males and 21 females, with a mean age of 62.3 years (SD 9.8) and disease duration 11 years (SD 8.7), followed up in the outpatient diabetology cl…

Schlagworte

Atherosclerosis Population Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Diabetes Mellitus Association Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel