Why the study?
Does combining carotid plaque thickness (sum and maximum) with intima-media thickness improve the detection of coronary artery disease in asymptomatic patients with diabetes?
Population
Asymptomatic patients with diabetes
Comparison
Carotid plaque assessment combined with carotid… vs Carotid plaque assessment (P-max and PS) alone
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Should not yet change CAD screening practice in asymptomatic diabetes; leaves open prospective validation of combined carotid measures.
Does combining carotid plaque thickness (sum and maximum) with intima-media thickness improve the detection of coronary artery disease in asymptomatic patients with diabetes?
Combining carotid plaque thickness measures with intima-media thickness improves the detection of coronary artery disease in asymptomatic diabetic patients.
Akazawa et al. (2015) studied this question.
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