Can the Serum Endocan Level Be Used as a Biomarker to Predict Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Patients with Prediabetes?
Yucel ArmanAdem AticiOzgur AltunRemzi SarikayaSengül Aydin YoldemirMurat AkarsuOrkide KutluGuzin Zeren OzturkPinar DemirMustafa OzcanRecep Yilmaz BayraktarliTufan TukekPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2022)
Carotid intima media thickness was found to be high and the serum endocan level was low in patients with prediabetes. Decreased serum endocan levels in patients with prediabetes may be a contributing factor to atherosclerosis formation mechanisms.
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