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Clinical Significance of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor in Elderly Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

BACKGROUND: The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) is a novel physiological marker of atherosclerosis that reflects systemic arterial stiffness. The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical significance of CAVI as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in elderly patients with type 2...

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Autor principal: Hitsumoto, Takashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5827918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29511422
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jocmr3364w