Effects of exercise training on carotid intima-media thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. Influence of carotid plaques

Conclusion:
One year of exercise training in patients with type 2 diabetes and CAD did not significantly change cIMT progression. However, in patients without identified carotid plaques, beneficial effect of exercise training on cIMT progression was demonstrated.

Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - January 22, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rune ByrkjelandKnut-Haakon StensæthSigmund AnderssenIda NjerveHarald ArnesenIngebjørg SeljeflotSvein Solheim Source Type: research