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Relationship between intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery and arterial stiffness in subjects with and without type 2 diabetes : A case-series report
Gomez-Marcos, Manuel A (Centro de Salud La Almedilla (Salamanca, Castella i Lleó))
Recio Rodríguez, Jose I. (Centro de Salud La Almedilla (Salamanca, Castella i Lleó))
Patino Alonso, María Carmen (Universidad de Salamanca. Departamento de Estadística)
Agudo-Conde, Cristina (Centro de Salud La Almedilla (Salamanca, Castella i Lleó))
Gómez Sánchez, Leticia (Centro de Salud La Almedilla (Salamanca, Castella i Lleó))
Rodríguez Sánchez, Emiliano (Centro de Salud La Almedilla (Salamanca, Castella i Lleó))
Martín-Cantera, Carlos (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina)
Garcia-Ortiz, Luis (Centro de Salud La Almedilla (Salamanca, Castella i Lleó))

Data: 2011
Resum: Background: We examined the relationship between the intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery (CCA-IMT) and arterial stiffness, assessed by pulse wave velocity (PWV), the ambulatory arterial stiffness index (AASI) and the augmentation index (AIx) in subjects with and without type 2 diabetes. Methods: A case-series study was made in 366 patients (105 diabetics and 261-non-diabetics). Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was performed on a day of standard activity with the SpaceLabs 90207 system. AASI was calculated as "1-slope" from the within-person regression of diastolic-on-systolic ambulatory blood pressure readings. PWV and AIx were measured with the SphygmoCor system, and a Sonosite Micromax ultrasound unit was used for automatic measurements of CCA-IMT. Results: PWV, AASI and CCA-IMT were found to be greater in diabetic patients, while no differences in AIx were observed between the two groups. CCA-IMT was independently correlated to the three measures of arterial stiffness in both groups. We found an increase in CCA-IMT of 0. 40, 0. 24 and 0. 36 mm in diabetics, and of 0. 48, 0. 17 and 0. 55 mm in non-diabetics for each unit increase in AASI, AIx and PWV. The variability of CCA-IMT was explained mainly by AASI, AIx and gender in diabetic patients, and by age, gender, AASI and PWV in non-diabetic patients. Conclusions: CCA-IMT showed a positive correlation to PWV, AASI and AIx in subjects with and without type 2 diabetes. However, when adjusting for age, gender and heart rate, the association to PWV was lost in diabetic patients, in the same way as the association to Alx in non-diabetic patients. The present study demonstrates that the three measures taken to assess arterial stiffness in clinical practice are not interchangeable, nor do they behave equally in all subjects.
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Llengua: Anglès
Document: Article ; Versió publicada
Publicat a: Cardiovascular diabetology, Vol. 10, N. 3 (January 2011) , p. 3-3, ISSN 1475-2840

DOI: 10.1186/1475-2840-10-3
PMID: 21226947


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