Arterial Stiffness Is Positively Associated With 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Assessed Subclinical Vascular Inflammation in People With Early Type 2 Diabetes

CONCLUSIONS
In patients with type 2 diabetes, FDG-PET/CT–imaged subclinical arterial inflammation is positively associated with determinants of arterial stiffness.

Source: Diabetes Care - July 20, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Authors: de Boer, S. A.; Hovinga-de Boer, M. C.; Heerspink, H. J. L.; Lefrandt, J. D.; van Roon, A. M.; Lutgers, H. L.; Glaudemans, A. W. J. M.; Kamphuisen, P. W.; Slart, R. H. J. A.; Mulder, D. J. Tags: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk Source Type: research