Peculiarities of structural and functional changes of central and peripheral arteries in metabolic syndrome ; Centrinių ir periferinių arterijų struktūrinių ir funkcinių pakitimų ypatumai sergant metaboliniu sindromu

VILNIUS UNIVERSITY Vilma Dženkevi či ūt ė PECULIARITIES OF STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHANGES OF CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL ARTERIES IN METABOLIC SYNDROME Summary of doctoral dissertation Biomedical Sciences, Medicine (06 B) Vilnius, 2011 1 The dissertation was developed in 2007-2011 in the Clinic of Cardiovascular Disease of Vilnius University Faculty of medicine. Research Advisor: Prof. dr. Žaneta Petrulionien ė (Vilnius University, Biomedical Sciences, Medicine – 06B) Consultant: Prof. dr. Habil. Aleksandras Laucevičius (Vilnius University, Biomedical Sciences, Medicine – 06B) The dissertation defence is to be held at the Medical Research Council of Vilnius University faculty of Medicine: Chairman: Prof. Janina Tutkuviene (Vilnius University, Biomedical sciences, Medicine – 06 B) Members: Prof. dr. Rimvydas Šlapikas (Lithuanian University of Health, Biomedical sciences, Medicine – 06 B) Prof. dr. J ūratė Klumbien ė (Lithuanian University of Health, Biomedical sciences, Medicine – 06 B) Prof. dr. Janina Didžiapetrien ė (Vilnius University, Biomedical sciences, Medicine – 06 B) Prof. habil dr. Giedrius Uždavinys (Vilnius University, Biomedical sciences, Medicine – 06 B) Opponents: Prof. dr. habil. Marija R ūta Babarskien ė (Lithuanian University of Health, Biomedical sciences, Medicine – 06 B) Assoc. prof. dr.