Association between Hemoglobin A1c and Renal Arteriolar Sclerosis in Subjects Presenting without any Apparent Kidney Dysfunction.

Yuta MatsukumaAkihiro TsuchimotoKosuke MasutaniKenji UekiShigeru TanakaNaoki HaruyamaYasuhiro OkabeMasafumi NakamuraTakanari KitazonoToshiaki Nakano

Published in: Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis (2024)

Elevated high-normal HbA1c levels are considered to be independent risk factors for arteriolar wall thickening. Subclinical renal arteriolar sclerosis may develop in patients with prediabetic HbA1c levels.

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