Arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction in diabetes mellitus

Figure 1 The progression of atherosclerosis in patients with diabetes mellitus and the evaluation of vascular endothelial function and arterial stiffness. CV: Cardiovascular; FMD: Flow-mediated dilation; RH-PAT: Reactive hyperemia-peripheral arterial tonometry; PWV: Pulse wave velocity; CAVI: Cardio-ankle vascular index; CT: Computed tomography; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging. The conceptual framework of this figure was initially developed with the assistance of ChatGPT. The final figure was independently created, edited, and validated by the authors using Microsoft PowerPoint.