Abstract:Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is characterised by a clearcut progression with time of carotid artery wall thickness and atherosclerosis show, its magnitude being attenuated by blood pressure lowering interactions including those based on the effect of ACE inhibition. Limited information is available on the effect of ACE inhibition on carotid thickening in diabetic patients with no other risk factors kept under effective strict metabolic control by treatment. Methods: This was a double blind study on 47 normo… Show more
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