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Plasma copeptin levels are inversely associated with intima-media-thickness in men: the population-based KORA F4 study
BACKGROUND: Elevated plasma preprovasopressin (copeptin) levels are associated with cardiovascular complications as well as with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D). Here, we studied, whether plasma copeptin is related to carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), a measure of early atheroscleros...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3827501/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24215469 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-12-168 |