Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8316995 | Clinical Biochemistry | 2018 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In T2DM patients without established cardiovascular disease, novel indices of vascular inflammation (NGAL and YKL-40) were associated with subclinical atherosclerosis (arterial stiffness) but also with adverse clinical prognosis. Arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction were also independently related to adverse prognosis.
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Katerina K. Naka, Katerina Papathanassiou, Aris Bechlioulis, Konstantinos Pappas, Stelios Tigas, Dimitrios Makriyiannis, Sophia Antoniou, Nikolaos Kazakos, Alexandra Margeli, Ioannis Papassotiriou, Agathocles Tsatsoulis, Lampros K. Michalis,