Arterial stiffness, endothelial and cognitive function in subjects with type 2 diabetes in accordance with absence or presence of diabetic foot syndrome
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- 作者：Antonino Tuttolomondo ; Alessandra Casuccio ; Giovanni Guercio…
- 关键词：Endothelium function ; Vascular stiffness ; Foot ulcer ; Vascular health ; Cognitive function
- 刊名：Cardiovascular Diabetology
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：16
- 期：1
- 全文大小：960KB
- 刊物主题：Diabetes; Angiology; Cardiology;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1475-2840
- 卷排序：16
文摘
BackgroundEndothelial dysfunction is an early marker of cardiovascular disease so endothelial and arterial stiffness indexes are good indicators of vascular health. We aimed to assess whether the presence of diabetic foot is associated with arterial stiffness and endothelial function impairment.