Why the study?
Is insulin resistance related to the occurrence of silent cerebral infarction in non-diabetic, non-obese patients with essential hypertension?
Is insulin resistance related to the occurrence of silent cerebral infarction in non-diabetic, non-obese patients with essential hypertension?
Insulin resistance and carotid intima-media thickening are closely related to the occurrence of silent cerebral infarction in non-diabetic, non-obese patients with essential hypertension.
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Hypothesis-generating for insulin resistance in hypertensive silent infarcts; prospective studies needed before any practice change.
Kei Kamide (1997) studied this question.