Gateano Leto, Lida Tartaglione, Silverio Rotondi, Marzia Pasquali, Ernesto Maddaloni, Carmen Mignogna, Luca D'Onofrio, Simona Zampetti, Angela Carlone, Maria Luisa Muci, Daniela Mastroluca, Valeria Fassino, Raffaella Buzzetti, Sandro Mazzaferro
AIM: To evaluate early, before the onset of cardiovascular events and of chronic renal insufficiency, the association between chronic kidney disease (CKD)-mineral bone disorder (MBD) biomarkers and vascular stiffness [Cardio Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI)] in the course of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). METHOD: We evaluated 174 T2DM patients [median age 56 years; male/female (M/F) 100/74] with diabetes duration < 10 years and without decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR; ≥60 mL/min/1...
August 18, 2022: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism