ea0020p367 | Diabetes and Cardiovascular | ECE2009
Sonmez Alper
, Yilmaz M Ilker
, Zoccali Carmine
, Saglam Mutlu
, Kilic Selim
, Uckaya Gokhan
, Eyileten Tayfun
, Yenicesu Mujdat
, Kutlu Mustafa
Introduction: Hemoglobin (Hb) is the main carrier and buffer of Nitric oxide. Recently, an inverse association between Hb and the endothelium dependent relaxation was observed in patients with Type 2 diabetes. Testing whether this association exists also in diabetic nephropathy is important because anemia in these patients starts at an earlier stage than in other renal disease. Also, at population level diabetes and renal dysfunction, particularly albuminuria, contribute indep...