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Changes of arterial hemodynamics in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose tolerance

2006

Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate the arterial hemodynamics in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose tolerance without clinical or Doppler evidence of peripheral arterial disease, in order to early detect vascular damage. Methods. We studied 20 subjects (12 men and 8 women, aged between 48 and 62 years) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (Group 1), 20 subjects (11 men and 9 women, aged between 49 and 61 years) with reduced glucose tolerance (Group 2), and 20 normal subjects (10 men and 10 women, aged between 48 and 62 years) (Group 3). Each subject underwent strain-gauge plethysmography and the following parameters were evaluated: rest flow (RF); peak flow (PF); PF/R…