Association of albuminuria with impaired aortic elasticity and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in type 2 diabetes
ANADOLU KARDIYOLOJI DERGISI-THE ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.8, no.1, pp.10-15, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 8 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2008
- Journal Name: ANADOLU KARDIYOLOJI DERGISI-THE ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.10-15
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: Albuminuria is a predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes (DM). In this study, we tested the hypothesis suggesting that the presence of albuminuria reflects impaired aortic elastic properties in type 2 DM.