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Arterial stiffness as a risk factor for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in people with Type 2 diabetes.

S SharifF L J VisserenW SpieringP A de JongM L BotsJan Westerinknull null
Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2019)
Increased arterial stiffness, as measured by either increased pulse pressure, normal-range ankle-brachial index or carotid artery distensibility coefficient, is related to increased hazard of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in people with Type 2 diabetes.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular events
  • coronary artery disease
  • cardiovascular disease
  • blood pressure
  • type diabetes
  • computed tomography
  • diffusion weighted imaging
  • contrast enhanced