6.7 FIRST EVIDENCE OF PULSATILE PRESSURE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE MACRO-VASCULATURE AND MICRO-VASCULATURE: PROOF-OF-CONCEPT BY ASSOCIATION WITH KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION AMONG PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
Objectives: It is widely thought that excess pulsatile pressure energy from increased stiffness of large central arteries (macro-vasculature) is transmitted to capillary networks (micro-vasculature) and causes end-organ damage (i.e. kidneys). However, this hypothesis has never been tested, and we so...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930424/view |