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World J Diabetes. Jun 15, 2021; 12(6): 810-826
Published online Jun 15, 2021. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v12.i6.810
Endothelial impairment evaluation by peripheral arterial tonometry in pediatric endocrinopathies: A narrative review
Alberto La Valle, Marco Crocco, Decimo Silvio Chiarenza, Mohamad Maghnie, Giuseppe d'Annunzio
Alberto La Valle, Marco Crocco, Decimo Silvio Chiarenza, Mohamad Maghnie, Giuseppe d'Annunzio, Pediatric Clinic and Endocrinology, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa16147, Italy
Alberto La Valle, Marco Crocco, Decimo Silvio Chiarenza, Mohamad Maghnie, Pediatric Clinic and Endocrinology, IRCCS Giannina Gaslini Institute, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health University of Genoa, Genoa16147, Italy
Author contributions: La Valle A, Crocco M, Chiarenza DS, d’Annunzio G searched the literature and drafted the manuscript; Maghnie M and d’Annunzio G revised the manuscript, provided further comments and editing.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Giuseppe d'Annunzio, MD, Adjunct Professor, Medical Assistant, Pediatric Clinic and Endocrinology, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via Gaslini 5, Genoa 16147, Italy. giuseppedannunzio@gaslini.org
Received: January 29, 2021
Peer-review started: January 30, 2021
First decision: March 16, 2021
Revised: March 30, 2021
Accepted: May 15, 2021
Article in press: May 15, 2021
Published online: June 15, 2021
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Core Tip: This narrative review highlights the use of a non-invasive, reproducible and non-operator dependent tool aimed to precocious detection of endothelial dysfunctionin pediatric patients affected by several endocrine diseases, characterized by the risk of vascular impairment. The review also reports a summary of the most important published papers related to the topic.