Increased Prevalence of Significant Coronary Artery Calcification in Patients With Diabetes
Open Access
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- Published by American Diabetes Association in Diabetes Care
- Vol. 24 (2), 335-338
- https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.24.2.335
Abstract
OBJECTIVE— Coronary artery disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes. Detection of coronary artery disease before the first myocardial infarction and before anginal symptoms will allow for strategies designed to reduce the cardiovascular event rate in this group of patients. Electron beam—computed tomography (EBCT) is a noninvasive technology for evaluating the extent of coronary artery atherosclerosis that relies on the detection of coronary artery calcium (CAC). We used EBCT to detect significant coronary artery atherosclerosis in diabetic patients without symptoms of heart disease.Keywords
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