The association between pulse wave velocity and peripheral neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common diabetic complication, affecting up to half of the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Increased aortic stiffness, measured with the carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV), has been associated with incidence of cardiovascular disease independently of traditional risk factors. Previous data showed associations between risk factors for macroangiopathy and DPN in diabetes. However, the association between PWV and DPN is not well known.

Source: Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications - July 26, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Anastasios Tentolouris, Ioanna Eleftheriadou, Pinelopi Grigoropoulou, Alexander Kokkinos, Gerasimos Siasos, Ioannis Ntanasis-Stathopoulos, Nikolaos Tentolouris Source Type: research