Correlation between sclerostin and Dickkopf-1 with aortic arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes: A prospective, cross-sectional study.

Hsin-Yu YangDu-An WuMing-Chun ChenBang-Gee Hsu

Published in: Diabetes & vascular disease research (2018)

Serum levels of sclerostin, but not Dickkopf-1, are positively correlated with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity and independently predict aortic stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
blood pressure
left ventricular
pulmonary artery
aortic dissection
pulmonary hypertension
heart failure
coronary artery
pulmonary arterial hypertension
atrial fibrillation