AORTIC ARCH CALCIFICATION PREDICTS THE EXTENT OF CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH OR WITHOUT TYPE 2 DIABETES: SHORT COMMUNICATION

2007 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Papanas ◽  
D. Tziakas ◽  
G. Mavridis ◽  
I. Giannakis ◽  
G. Symeonidis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Aortic Arch ◽  
Coronary Atherosclerosis ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
Aortic Arch Calcification

Evaluation of aortic arch calcification in type 2 diabetic patients

VASA ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Papanas ◽  
Symeonidis ◽  
Maltezos ◽  
Giannakis ◽  
Mavridis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Aortic Arch ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Type 2 Diabetic Patients ◽  
Insulin Dependence ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Type 2 Diabetic ◽  
Aortic Arch Calcification

Background: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the severity of aortic arch calcification among type 2 diabetic patients in association with diabetes duration, diabetic complications, coronary artery disease and presence of cardiovascular risk factors. Patients and methods: This study included 207 type 2 diabetic patients (101 men) with a mean age of 61.5 ± 8.1 years and a mean diabetes duration of 13.9 ± 6.4 years. Aortic arch calcification was assessed by means of posteroanterior chest X-rays. Severity of calcification was graded as follows: grade 0 (no visible calcification), grade 1 (small spots of calcification or single thin calcification of the aortic knob), grade 2 (one or more areas of thick calcification), grade 3 (circular calcification of the aortic knob). Results: Severity of calcification was grade 0 in 84 patients (40.58%), grade 1 in 64 patients (30.92%), grade 2 in 43 patients (20.77%) and grade 3 in 16 patients (7.73%). In simple regression analysis severity of aortic arch calcification was associated with age (p = 0.032), duration of diabetes (p = 0.026), insulin dependence (p = 0.042) and presence of coronary artery disease (p = 0.039), hypertension (p = 0.019), dyslipidaemia (p = 0.029), retinopathy (p = 0.012) and microalbuminuria (p = 0.01). In multiple regression analysis severity of aortic arch calcification was associated with age (p = 0.04), duration of diabetes (p = 0.032) and presence of hypertension (p = 0.024), dyslipidaemia (p = 0.031) and coronary artery disease (p = 0.04), while the association with retinopathy, microalbuminuria and insulin dependence was no longer significant. Conclusions: Severity of aortic arch calcification is associated with age, diabetes duration, diabetic complications (retinopathy, microalbuminuria), coronary artery disease, insulin dependence, and presence of hypertension and dyslipidaemia.

Sitagliptin attenuates the progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with coronary disease and type 2 diabetes

2020 ◽  
Vol 300 ◽  
pp. 10-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Li ◽  
Yan-Rong Luo ◽  
Feng Tian ◽  
Yun-Dai Chen ◽  
Jin-Wen Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Coronary Disease ◽  
Coronary Atherosclerosis

Association between hemoglobin A1c variability and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in subjects with type 2 diabetes

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 776-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hae Kyung Yang ◽  
Borami Kang ◽  
Seung-Hwan Lee ◽  
Kun-Ho Yoon ◽  
Byung-Hee Hwang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Coronary Atherosclerosis ◽  
Hemoglobin A1c
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