Endocrine Abstracts

Background and Aims: Arterial stiffness is associated with increased risk for target organ damage, cardiovascular events and overall mortality in the general population, patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) of all stages. The aim of this study is assessment of pulse wave velocity (PWV) in patients with type 2 diabetes at different stages of diabetic nephropathy and without it.Materials and Methods: We examin...