Open AccessInsulin Sensitivity and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
Author(s) -
M. Kozàkovà,
Andrea Natali,
Jacqueline Dekker,
Henning BeckNielsen,
Markku Laakso,
Peter M. Nilsson,
Beverley Balkau,
Ele Ferrannini
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.112.300948
Subject(s) - medicine , adiponectin , insulin resistance , dyslipidemia , endocrinology , metabolic syndrome , intima media thickness , insulin , diabetes mellitus , leptin , risk factor , common carotid artery , obesity , carotid arteries
Despite a wealth of experimental data in animal models, the independent association of insulin resistance with early carotid atherosclerosis in man has not been demonstrated.
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