Background: Arterial stiffness is found to be significant in pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases Aortic stiffness depends on the structural and geometric properties of the arterial wall and on the distending pressure, and ageing and blood pressure (BP) are its main determinants .Furthermore, aortic stiffness has been demonstrated to predict cardiovascular morbidity and mortality above and beyond other traditional cardiovascular risk factors .Type 2 diabetic patients have increased aortic stiffness and are at particularly augmented risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Therefore, we planned to investigate the multivariate correlates of increased aortic stiffness, assessed 2D echo in a patients with type 2 diabetes, with particular attention to the relationships between increased stiffness and the presence of micro vascular complications. To assess aortic stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and to correlate aortic stiffness with micro vascular complications of diabetes mellitus
