The relationship of plasma viscosity with microvascular complications in the diabetic elderly and its predictive value

ARAS, SEVGİ; VARLI, MURAT; Tek, I.; Cengiz, O.; YALÇIN, AHMET; Atli, T.

doi:10.1016/j.eurger.2012.05.003

The relationship of plasma viscosity with microvascular complications in the diabetic elderly and its predictive value

ARAS S., VARLI M., Tek I., Cengiz O. K., YALÇIN A., Atli T.

EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE, cilt.3, sa.5, ss.271-276, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 3 Sayı: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2012
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.eurger.2012.05.003
Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.271-276
Anahtar Kelimeler: Diabetes mellitus, Old age, Diabetic microvascular complications, Plasma viscosity, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK, ARTERIAL-DISEASE, WHOLE-BLOOD, DETERMINANTS, HEMORHEOLOGY, RETINOPATHY
Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: The aim of our study is to define the association between microvascular complications and plasma viscosity (PV) in the diabetic elderly and to determine whether PV measurement can be used as a potential marker for microvascular complications of diabetes.