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Effect of sitagliptin on tissue characteristics of the carotid wall in patients with type 2 diabetes: a post hoc sub-analysis of the sitagliptin preventive study of intima-media thickness evaluation (SPIKE)

BACKGROUND: Ultrasonic gray-scale median (GSM) of the carotid wall reflects its composition and low-GSM carotid plaque is considered to be vulnerable. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, on the longitudinal change in GSM, an index of the tissue...

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Autores principales: Katakami, Naoto, Mita, Tomoya, Irie, Yoko, Takahara, Mitsuyoshi, Matsuoka, Taka-aki, Gosho, Masahiko, Watada, Hirotaka, Shimomura, Iichiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5798178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29402270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12933-018-0666-3

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