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High inflammatory burden may link non-albuminuric diabetic kidney disease to carotid atherosclerosis.
Cardiovascular diabetology - 30 Mar 2026
Di Marco Maurizio, Scilletta Sabrina, Miano Nicoletta, Marrano Nicola, Natalicchio Annalisa, Cignarelli Angelo, Genchi Valentina Annamaria, Giorgino Francesco, Bosco Giosiana, Di Giacomo Barbagallo Francesco, Scicali Roberto, Galeano Francesco, Tumminia Andrea, Milluzzo Agostino, Frittitta Lucia, Piro Salvatore, Di Pino Antonino
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BACKGROUND: Individuals with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) exhibit markedly elevated cardiovascular (CV) risk, which may differ across DKD phenotypes. Non-albuminuric DKD (NA-DKD) has been proposed as a phenotype with high CV risk. Inflammation may contribute to the link between DKD and cardiovascular disease, but inflammatory patterns across distinct DKD phenotypes remains insufficiently characterized. This...
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