Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 221-226 , July 2009

Pioglitazone vs glimepiride: Differential effects on vascular endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes

  • Katerina Papathanassiou

      Affiliations

    • Michaelidion Cardiac Center, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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  • Katerina K. Naka

      Affiliations

    • Michaelidion Cardiac Center, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
    • Department of Cardiology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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  • Nikolaos Kazakos

      Affiliations

    • Michaelidion Cardiac Center, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
    • Intensive Care Unit, Arta General Hospital, Arta, Greece
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  • Chryssanthi Kanioglou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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  • Demetrios Makriyiannis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Hatzikosta General Hospital, Ioannina, Greece
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  • Konstantinos Pappas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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  • Christos S. Katsouras

      Affiliations

    • Michaelidion Cardiac Center, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
    • Department of Cardiology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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  • Konstantinos Liveris

      Affiliations

    • Michaelidion Cardiac Center, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
    • Department of Cardiology, Zakynthos General Hospital, Zakynthos, Greece
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  • Theofilos Kolettis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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  • Agathocles Tsatsoulis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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  • Lampros K. Michalis

      Affiliations

    • Michaelidion Cardiac Center, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
    • Department of Cardiology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: University of Ioannina Medical School, Department of Cardiology, University Campus, Ioannina GR 45 110, Greece. Tel.: +30 26510 97533/97710; fax: +30 26510 97017/97865.

Received 21 July 2008 ,Revised 24 November 2008 ,Accepted 25 November 2008.

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PII: S0021-9150(08)00841-1

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.11.027

Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 221-226 , July 2009