Prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic diabetic patients by 64-slice computed tomography

Abstract

Our results show that the prevalence of coronary plaques detectable by 64-slice CT in asymptomatic diabetic patients is very high.

Interrelationship between myocardial perfusion imaging, coronary calcium score, and endothelial function in asymptomatic diabetics and controls

“…Two studies compared asymptomatic patients with and without DM. 20,21 The prevalence of coronary plaques ranged from 80% to 93% and significant coronary stenosis was higher in diabetics than in a control group. Scholte et al 22 found that 41% of the plaques were non-calcified, meaning they would not have been detected by coronary artery calcium imaging, while Raggi et al 23 showed that 40% of diabetics have coronary artery calcification.…”

New Strategy for Detection of Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in Asymptomatic Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Based on Cardiac Multi-Detector Computed Tomography and Treadmill Test

“…18,19 Using MDCT, Iwasaki et al identified CAD in 33.3% of asymptomatic diabetic patients, but that study lacked follow-up and functional evaluation of stenotic lesions. 18 Third, the incidence of cardiac events increased as coronary artery calcium score (CACS) increased. CACS has been reported to predict all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events.…”

Imaging diabetes mellitus with coronary computed tomography angiography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance, and positron emission tomography

“…Two studies compared asymptomatic patients with and without DM. 6,7 The prevalence of coronary plaques ranged from 80% to 93% and significant coronary stenosis (range 29%-33%) was significantly higher in patients with DM than in a control population (range 7%-16%). In one study, 41% of the plaques were non-calcified 8 meaning they would not have been detected by CAC imaging.…”