Open Access<p>Vascular Age as a Cardiovascular Risk Marker in Asymptomatic Patients with Type 2 Diabetes</p>
Author(s) -
Cátia Cristina Silva Sousa Vergara Palma,
Pablo Moura Lopes,
Eliete Leão Clemente Silva,
Maria de Fátima da Matta Bevilaqua,
Alfredo de Souza Bomfim,
Marı́lia B. Gomes
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s251780
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , framingham risk score , diabetes mellitus , intima media thickness , cardiology , subclinical infection , disease , endocrinology , carotid arteries
There is a wide variety of cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), even in asymptomatic individuals. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and can be considered as a predictor of cardiovascular risk (CVR). The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between CIMT-determined vascular age (VA), CVR scores, and thyroid function in asymptomatic patients with T2DM.