Title :
Arterial evaluation in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Author :
Christen, Alejandra
Author_Institution :
Metabolic Unit - Hypertension Sect., Favaloro Found. Univ. Hosp., Spain
fDate :
Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010
Abstract :
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM), or adult-onset diabetes, is being considered as a new pandemia. Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in type 2 DM, due to arterial structure and function changes. Assessment of arterial structure and biomechanics, by non-invasive methods and parameters, can be used to detect early alterations related to DM.
Keywords :
biomechanics; blood vessels; cardiovascular system; cellular biophysics; diseases; patient diagnosis; adult-onset diabetes; arterial evaluation; arterial function; arterial structure; biomechanics; cardiovascular disease; morbidity; mortality; noninvasive methods; type 2 diabetes mellitus; Biomechanics; Cardiovascular diseases; Conferences; Delta modulation; Diabetes; Hypertension; Arteries; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Diabetic Angiopathies; Humans; Peripheral Arterial Disease;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Buenos Aires
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4123-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627474
