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Carotid artery longitudinal wall motion alterations associated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance.

S Helena TaivainenTiina M LaitinenHeikki Yli-OllilaMarkus JuonalaMika KähönenOlli T RaitakariTomi P Laitinen
Published in: Clinical physiology and functional imaging (2021)
Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance were associated with alterations in CALM. In particular, hypertension, obesity and hyperinsulinaemia were associated with reduced total peak-to-peak amplitude as well as increased antegrade and reduced retrograde amplitudes, all of which might be markers of unfavourable vascular health.
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