Diabetic retinopathy is associated with early autonomic dysfunction assessed by exercise-related heart rate changes

Diabetic retinopathy has been associated with cardiac autonomic dysfunction in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. Heart rate (HR) changes during exercise testing indicate early alterations in autonomous tonus. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of di...

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Main Authors: C.K. Kramer, C.B. Leitão, M.J. Azevedo, F.B. Valiatti, T.C. Rodrigues, L.H. Canani, J.L. Gross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2008-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008001200011