Aortic-brachial stiffness mismatch in patients with arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Background: Patients with type 2 diabetes have a high risk of CVD. Arterial stiffness gradient is a new prognostic predictor of mortality previously assessed only in dialysis population1-2.

Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ekaterina Starostina, Elena Troitskaya, Yulia Kotovskaya, Zhanna Kobalava Source Type: research