Atherosclerosis
Reports from Japan and the United States describe recent advances in atherosclerosis research
Published in Hematology Week, September 11th, 2006
Study 1: Pulsatility index at the cervical internal carotid artery can indicate microangiopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes.
"Although carotid intima-media thickness is a well-recognized indicator of atherosclerosis, it may not be an appropriate indicator of microangiopathy. We evaluated the parameters of extracranial carotid artery (CA) duplex ultrasonographic scanning in relation to microalbuminuria, which is an indicator of microangiopathy in patients with diabetes. The relationships of CA stenosis, hypertension, and dyslipidemia with microalbuminuria were also...
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