The addition of ultrasound to cardiovascular risk stratification in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Diabetes is associated with deleterious cardiac changes that can lead to clinically important cardiovascular (CV) disease. Yet CV risk estimation is sub-optimal in this group. This thesis has explored ways in which non-invasive ultrasound can contribute to improved CV risk stratification in peopl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Poppe, Katrina
Other Authors: Doughty, Rob
Published: ResearchSpace@Auckland 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2292/9553