Diabetes Metab J.  2017 Oct;41(5):417-419. 10.4093/dmj.2017.41.5.417.

Letter: Effects of High-Dose α-Lipoic Acid on Heart Rate Variability of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy in Korea (Diabetes Metab J 2017;41:275-83)

Affiliations
  • 1Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. drhopper@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2*
Heart Rate*
Heart*
Humans
Korea*

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