Arterial evaluation in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM), or adult-onset diabetes, is being considered as a new pandemia. Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in type 2 DM, due to arterial structure and function changes. Assessment of arterial structure and biomechanics, by non-invasive methods...

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Veröffentlicht in:2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 2010-01, Vol.2010, p.3584-3584
1. Verfasser: Christen, Alejandra
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM), or adult-onset diabetes, is being considered as a new pandemia. Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in type 2 DM, due to arterial structure and function changes. Assessment of arterial structure and biomechanics, by non-invasive methods and parameters, can be used to detect early alterations related to DM.
ISSN:1094-687X
1557-170X
1558-4615
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627474