Why the study?
Does the presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus increase carotid intima-media thickness in patients with arterial hypertension?
Does the presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus increase carotid intima-media thickness in patients with arterial hypertension?
Patients with both type 2 diabetes and arterial hypertension exhibit significantly more pronounced atherosclerotic changes in the common carotid artery compared to those with hypertension alone.
Supports additive carotid atherosclerosis risk in T2DM with AH; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
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