Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The aim of study was to analyse the effect of long-chain polyunsaturated higher ω-3 fatty acids (PUFAs) on the arterial stiffness parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN).Description of methods: The study involved 39 patients with moderate CAN (55.2±3.8 years, HbA1c 7.1±0.5%. The aorta (AIxao), brachial augmentation index (AIxbr), pulse wave velocity (PWV) were assessed ...

Background and aims: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of simvastatin (SIM), eicosapentaenoic (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on dynamics of such biochemical parameters in type 2 diabetic patients with cardiomyopathy (DCMP).Materials and methods: Twenty-five patients with DM and DCMP received SIM 20 mg tid (group A); B (n=37) – capsules of fish oil (‘Epadol’: 2.0 g EPA, 2.0 g DHA and 0.1% α-tocopherol acetate), ...