Renal cortical stiffness is markedly increased in pre-diabetes mellitus and associated with albuminuria.
CONCLUSION: CS values are significantly higher in patients with impaired glucose metabolism. We recommend CS measurement as part of routine screening of nephropathy in patients with pre-DM and newly diagnosed Type II DM.
PMID: 31197376 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Authors: Sumbul HE, Koc AS, Gülümsek E Tags: Singapore Med J Source Type: research
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