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Procalcitonin Correlates With Cardiovascular Risk Better Than Highly Sensitive C-Reactive Protein in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study
Objective Inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein and procalcitonin have been shown to be independent markers of cardiovascular diseases. We aimed to assess the correlation between serum levels of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes. Methods We carrie...
Autores principales: | Katte, Jean-Claude, Kengne, Andre-Pascal, Tchapmi, Donald, Agoons, Batakeh B., Nyirenda, Moffat, Mbacham, Wilfried, Sobngwi, Eugene |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8553282/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34725609 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18357 |
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