Improvement of cardiovascular risk assessment in Type 2 diabetes by the addition of carotid artery intima-media thickness to Framingham risk score: A retrospective cohort study

Date
2009
Author
Saglam, Zuhal
Sar, Fuat
Temiz, Levent Umit
Cetin, Faik
Kumbasar, Baki
Uzunhasan, Isil
Ataoglu, Hayriye Esra
Saler, Tayyibe
Yenigun, Mustafa
Yigit, Zehra
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Abstract
Background: The intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid artery is highly correlated with cardiovascular events in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The aim of the present study was to undertake a cardiovascular risk assessment in a group of patients (n = 102) who had been followed-up for 10 years.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/125060
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-0407.2009.00032.x
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