Carotid intima layer thickness but not intima-media thickness is related to coronary artery calcification in type 2 diabetes individuals: results from the Brazilian Diabetes Study

Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is inconsistent in predicting cardiovascular risk. This may stem from the variability of the media thickness (cM) outweighing the intimal thickness (cIT) as the sign of atherosclerosis. Thus, we evaluated in type 2 diabetes (T2D) individuals, the association between carotid measures and coronary calcification (CAC).

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - August 2, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Nestor S. Martins, Joaquim Barreto, Sheila Tatsumi Kimura-Medorima, Sofia Helena Vitte, Thiago Quinaglia, Barbara Assato, Otavio Rizzi Coelho Filho, Jose Roberto Matos-Souza, Wilson Nadruz, Andrei C. Sposito, the Brazilian Heart Study Group Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research