Open AccessChanges in carotid intima‐media thickening in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Subanalysis of the Sitagliptin Preventive Study of Intima‐Media Thickness Evaluation
Author(s) -
Mita Tomoya,
Katakami Naoto,
Shiraiwa Toshihiko,
Yoshii Hidenori,
Gosho Masahiko,
Shimomura Iichiro,
Watada Hirotaka
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of diabetes investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.089
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2040-1124
pISSN - 2040-1116
DOI - 10.1111/jdi.12559
Subject(s) - medicine , sitagliptin , intima media thickness , thickening , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , cardiology , type 2 diabetes , carotid arteries , endocrinology , chemistry , polymer science
Figure 1 shows differences in treatment‐induced delta change in carotid IMT relative to baseline, according to various pre‐defined risk factors for atherosclerosis. These data suggest that treatment with DPP‐4 inhibitors seem to prevent the progression of carotid atherosclerosis regardless of disease burden.