Z N Savić, M D Brajović, S S Popović, F Canović
UNLABELLED: Measurement of intima-media thickness (IMT) of carotid artery by ultrasound, is well known method. Using this noninvasive method in various risck factors such as diabetes mellitus, dislipidemia, hypertension, smoking, age, obesity could be very usefull in pathophisiology studies of atherosklerosis. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to measure intima media thickness (IMT) of carotid artery, as an early indicator for development of atherosclerosis, and too estemate if there is any significant differences between investigated groups of pts (diabetics pts, pts with glucose intolerance and obese pts without diabetes an older than 45 years)...
2008: Acta Chirurgica Iugoslavica