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Aortic Stiffness in Prediabetic Adults: Relationship to Insulin Resistance

BACKGROUND: A decrease in the compliance of the arterial system, termed arterial stiffness, results in increased cardiac workload. Several studies have shown that arterial stiffness is increased in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Also, insulin resistance is generally considered to be of major impo...

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Autores principales: Sliem, Hamdy, Nasr, Gamela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3140880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21811521
http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/jocmr2010.03.269w