Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hypertension is associated with increased risk of vascular disease. There is possible relation between low vitamin D levels and subclinical atherosclerosis defined as increased carotid intima media thickness (CIMT). Vitamin D deficiency is defined as levels below 20 ng/ml. In this study we aimed to find out the relation between 25 hydroxy D vitamin level and CIMT and the presence of atherosclerotic plaques.Methods: A total number of 163 pat...

Atherosclerosis is the major cause of death in type 2 DM. Increased intima media thickness (IMT) denotes subclinical atherosclerosis. Endothelial cells express GLP-1 receptors. There are a few studies regarding the effect of GLP-1 system modifying agents on IMT. Although most of them indicates decreased IMT, the results are contradictory.We aimed to compare the effect of sitagliptin, vildagliptin, and exenatide on IMT measurement in type 2 DM.<p clas...