Cardiovascular risk vs type-2 diabetes and non-albuminuric diabetic kidney disease (S. Scilletta)

Venerdì 16 dicembre 2022, presso l'Aula Magna della Scuola Superiore di Catania, l'Allieva SSC Dott.ssa Sabrina Scilletta (Laureata in Medicina e chirurgia) ha brillantemente discusso la tesi di Diploma di licenza di 2° livello nella Classe delle Scienze sperimentali SSC dal titolo "Cardiovascular risk profile in subjects with type-2 diabetes and non-albuminuric diabetic kidney disease" (Relatore: Chiar.mo Prof. Antonino Di Pino, UniCT; Controrelatore: Chiar.mo Prof. Giuseppe Mandraffino, UniME).

Ai sensi del DM n. 1593 del 14.10.2022, il Diploma SSC di 2° livello è equiparato, agli effetti di legge, al Master universitario di 2° livello.

Abstract. Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in Western countries. In addition to the classic albuminuric phenotype, a new "non-albuminuric" DKD phenotype has recently emerged, characterized by a decline in renal estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR less than 60 mL/min) in absence of albuminuria. It is unclear whether this phenotype is associated with a different cardiovascular (CV) risk profile. This study aims to evaluate CV risk profile of subjects with non-albuminuric DKD. Our data suggest an increased CV risk in this phenotype of DKD patients.