Open AccessAssociations between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Arterial Stiffness: A Prospective Analysis Based on the Maine-Syracuse Study
Author(s) -
Merrill F. Elias,
Georgina E. Crichton,
Peter J Dearborn,
Michael A. Robbins,
Walter P. Abhayaratna
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pulse
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2235-8676
pISSN - 2235-8668
DOI - 10.1159/000479560
Subject(s) - pulse wave velocity , arterial stiffness , medicine , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , prospective cohort study , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , cardiology , blood pressure
The aim of this study was to investigate prospective associations between type 2 diabetes mellitus status and the gold standard non-invasive method for ascertaining arterial stiffness, carotid femoral pulse wave velocity.