Application of Carotid Arterial lntima-media Thickness Measurement in the Diabetic Retinopathy
- VernacularTitle:颈动脉内膜中层厚度测定在糖尿病视网膜病变中的应用
- Author:
Ying PAN
;
Wei GONG
;
Ren-Ming HU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Carotid arterial intima-media thickness;
Diabetic retinopathy;
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- From:
Chinese Journal of Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases
2006;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the significance of measuring carotid arterial intima-media thickness(IMT) and diabetic retinopathy(DR).Methods 76 diabetic patients were divided into three groups:no diabetic retinopathy(NDR),nonpmliferative diabetic retinopathy(NPDR),and proliferative diabetic retinopathy(PDR).20 helath people were chosen as control All subjects were examined by ColorDoppler imaging on the carotid arterial intima-media thickness.Results The mean IMT was significantly higher in T_2DM patients than in normal control group(P
