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Fig. 2 | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Fig. 2

From: Diabetic microvascular disease in non-classical beds: the hidden impact beyond the retina, the kidney, and the peripheral nerves

Fig. 2

Schematic representation of the lung microcirculation, showing the blood-air barrier (left); pathological findings and clinical conditions associated with lung microangiopathy observed in diabetes (right). ABM, alveolar basement membrane; AEC, alveolar endothelial cell; CBM, capillary basement membrane; CEC, capillary endothelial cell; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DLCO, diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in the first second

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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