TY - BOOK AU - Shereen Sadik Elsawy AU - Hebat' Allah Mostafa Kamal , AU - Khadega Ramadan Ashmawy , TI - Carotid doppler ultrasonography in type {u2161} diabetics with and without microalbuminuria / PY - 2013/// CY - Cairo : PB - Shereen Sadik Elsawy , KW - Atherosclerosis KW - Microalbuminuria KW - Type 2 diabetes N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine; Issued also as CD N2 - Background : Diabetes mellitus is accompanied by a substantial increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease . It is also indicated that an increased carotid intima- media thickness (IMT) is related to an increased risk of coronary heat disease and stroke . However microalbuminuria appears to be a risk marker for atherosclerosis . The objective of this study is to estimate the relationship between microalbuminuria and carotid intima- media thickness as a marker of vascular wall properties in type 2 diabetic patients UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -