6.1 LOW-GRADE INFLAMMATION AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION PRECEDE THE INCREASE IN PULSE PRESSURE IN TYPE 1 DIABETES:A 20-YEAR LONGITUDINAL STUDY

Purpose: To investigate, longitudinally, whether increases in markers of inflammation (CRP, sICAM-1) and endothelial dysfunction (sICAM-1, sVCAM-1) are associated with and precede the increase in pulse pressure (PP) in individuals with type-1 diabetes (DM1). Methods: Inception cohort of 277 DM1 pat...

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Main Authors: I. Ferreira, P. Hovind, C.G. Schalkwijk, H.-H. Parving, P. Rossing, C.D.A. Stehouwer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2009-12-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125927352/view