Carotid intima-media thickness is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular morbidity in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 and chronic kidney disease.
CONCLUSIONS: cIMT is a strong and independent predictor of CV morbidity and mortality, and should be considered a valuable tool for the stratification of CV risk in patients with CKD and DM2.
PMID: 30909780 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Renal Failure - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Ren Fail Source Type: research
More News: Cardiology | Cardiovascular | Chronic Kidney Disease | Diabetes | Diabetes Mellitus | Diabetes Type 2 | Endocrinology | Heart | Renal Failure | Study | Urology & Nephrology