Arterial wall thickening and stiffening in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes

ATABEK, Mehmet; KURTOĞLU, Mustafa; Pirgon, Ozgur; BAYKARA, Murat

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2006.03.004

Arterial wall thickening and stiffening in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes

ATABEK M. E. , KURTOĞLU S. , Pirgon O., BAYKARA M.

DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, vol.74, no.1, pp.33-40, 2006 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 74 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2006
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.03.004
Title of Journal : DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
Page Numbers: pp.33-40

Abstract

Objective: We evaluated structural and functional characteristics of the common carotid artery (CCA), a marker of early carotid atherosclerosis, and investigated their relation to metabolic and anthropometric parameters in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.