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Wei Y, Herzog K, Ahlqvist E, Andersson T, Nyström T, Zhan Y, Tuomi T, Carlsson S. All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular and Microvascular Diseases in Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults. Diabetes Care 2023; 46:1857-1865. [PMID: 37635682 PMCID: PMC10516249 DOI: 10.2337/dc23-0739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is a heterogenous, slowly progressing autoimmune diabetes. We aim to contribute new knowledge on the long-term prognosis of LADA with varying degrees of autoimmunity by comparing it to type 2 diabetes and adult-onset type 1 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This Swedish population-based study included newly diagnosed LADA (n = 550, stratified into LADAlow and LADAhigh by median autoimmunity level), type 2 diabetes (n = 2,001), adult-onset type 1 diabetes (n = 1,573), and control subjects without diabetes (n = 2,355) in 2007-2019. Register linkages provided information on all-cause mortality, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy, and clinical characteristics during follow-up. RESULTS Mortality was higher in LADA (hazard ratio [HR] 1.44; 95% CI 1.03, 2.02), type 1 (2.31 [1.75, 3.05]), and type 2 diabetes (1.31 [1.03, 1.67]) than in control subjects. CVD incidence was elevated in LADAhigh (HR 1.67; 95% CI 1.04, 2.69) and type 2 diabetes (1.53 [1.17, 2.00]), but not in LADAlow or type 1 diabetes. Incidence of retinopathy but not nephropathy was higher in LADA (HR 2.25; 95% CI 1.64, 3.09), including LADAhigh and LADAlow than in type 2 diabetes (unavailable in type 1 diabetes). More favorable blood pressure and lipid profiles, but higher HbA1c levels, were seen in LADA than type 2 diabetes at baseline and throughout follow-up, especially in LADAhigh, which resembled type 1 diabetes in this respect. CONCLUSIONS Despite having fewer metabolic risk factors than type 2 diabetes, LADA has equal to higher risks of death, CVD, and retinopathy. Poorer glycemic control, particularly in LADAhigh, highlights the need for improved LADA management.
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- Yuxia Wei
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Clinical Research Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Clinical Research Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Endocrinology, Abdominal Center, Helsinki University Hospital, Research Program for Diabetes and Obesity, University of Helsinki, and Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Nolasco-Rosales GA, Ramírez-González D, Rodríguez-Sánchez E, Ávila-Fernandez Á, Villar-Juarez GE, González-Castro TB, Tovilla-Zárate CA, Guzmán-Priego CG, Genis-Mendoza AD, Ble-Castillo JL, Marín-Medina A, Juárez-Rojop IE. Identification and phenotypic characterization of patients with LADA in a population of southeast Mexico. Sci Rep 2023; 13:7029. [PMID: 37120620 PMCID: PMC10148806 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-34171-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023] Open
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Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) has clinical and metabolic features of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. LADA does not have specific features for its diagnosis apart from autoantibody detection; however, these tests are not affordable in clinical settings. In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed clinical criteria, metabolic control, pharmacological treatment, and diabetic complications in two groups of patients with diabetes -LADA and T2D- in order to identify specific characteristic of these clinical entities. Finally, we evaluated if the estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR) and age at diagnosis of diabetes could be used as a diagnostic criterion for LADA. Demographic, biochemical, clinical and treatment were measured in 377 individuals with diabetes. The diagnostics of LADA were determined using Glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies levels. Chi-square test or t-Student test were used to establish differences between groups. To identify factors associated with LADA, a logistic regression analysis was used. Finally, a ROC curve was plotted to assess the possible variables as diagnostic criteria for LADA. The 377 patients with diabetes were separated into 59 patients with LADA and 318 patients with T2D. Patients with LADA showed lower fasting glucose values, fewer diabetic complications, younger age at diagnosis of diabetes, higher insulin use, and higher eGDR in comparison to patients with T2D. Both groups had a mean BMI classified as overweight. The ROC evaluated the sensitivity and specificity, this analysis indicated that an age younger than 40.5 years and an eGDR value higher than 9.75 mg/kg/min correlated better with LADA. These parameters could be useful to identify patients suspected to have LADA at the first level of medical care in the population of southeastern Mexico and refer them to a second level of care.
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- División Académica de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Juarez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, México
- Hospital Juárez de México, Mexico City, México
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- Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad "Gustavo A. Rovirosa Pérez", Villahermosa, Tabasco, México
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- División Académica de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Juarez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, México
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- División Académica Multidisciplinaria de Jalpa de Méndez, Universidad Juarez Autónoma de Tabasco, Jalpa de Méndez, Tabasco, México
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- División Académica Multidisciplinaria de Comalcalco, Universidad Juarez Autónoma de Tabasco, Comalcalco, Tabasco, México
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- Departamento de Genética Psiquiátrica, Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica, Mexico City, México
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- División Académica de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Juarez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, México
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- División Académica de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Juarez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, México.
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Suzuki M, Urai S, Fukuoka H, Hirota Y, Yamamoto M, Okada Y, Yamamoto N, Shichi H, Fujita Y, Kanie K, Iguchi G, Takahashi Y, Ogawa W. Relation between the insulin lowering rate and changes in bone mineral density: Analysis among subtypes of type 1 diabetes mellitus. J Diabetes Investig 2022; 13:1585-1595. [PMID: 35470583 PMCID: PMC9434576 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION Bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is reduced due to impaired insulin secretion. However, it is unclear whether the rate of BMD reduction is affected by T1DM subtypes. This study aimed to clarify the difference in BMD across T1DM subtypes: slowly progressive (SP), acute-onset (AO), and fulminant (F). METHODS This was a retrospective, single-center, cross-sectional study conducted on 98 adult T1DM patients. The main outcome included the BMD Z-score (BMD-Z) measured at the lumbar spine (LS) and femoral neck (FN). RESULTS The LS BMD-Z was lower in the AO than in the SP (p =0.03). No differences were observed when compared to the F. The FN BMD-Z tended to be higher in the SP than in the AO and F. Multiple regression analyses showed that the LS BMD-Z was associated with subtypes (AO vs. SP) (p =0.01), but not subtypes (F vs. SP), adjusted for sex, duration, retinopathy, and C-peptide immunoreactivity (CPR). When patients were divided into disease duration tertiles, in the first and second tertiles, the CPR levels were lower in the AO or F than in the SP. In contrast, LS and FN BMD-Z differed between the AO and SP only in the second tertiles (both p <0.01), with a similar tendency between the F and SP. CONCLUSIONS Among T1DM subtypes, BMD has time-dependent changes, which reveals that BMD decline follows impaired insulin secretion. These results provide novel insights into the association between the low insulin exposure duration and BMD.
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- Masaki Suzuki
- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.,Medical Center for Student Health, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.,Division of Biosignal Pathophysiology, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Association of Lower Extremity Vascular Disease, Coronary Artery, and Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2021; 2021:6268856. [PMID: 34697555 PMCID: PMC8541854 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6268856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The motive of this article is to present the case study of patients to investigate the association between the ultrasonographic findings of lower extremity vascular disease (LEAD) and plaque formation. Secondly, to examine the association between the formation of coronary artery and carotid artery atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. 124 patients with type 2 diabetes (64 males and 60 females with the age group 25-78 years) are considered for the research studies who have registered themselves in the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism from April 2017 to February 2019. All participants have reported their clinical information regarding diabetes, alcohol consumption, smoking status, and medication. The blood samples from subjects are collected for measurement of HbA1c, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-c, and LDL-c levels. Two-dimensional ultrasound has been used to measure the inner diameter, peak flow velocity, blood flow, and spectral width of the femoral artery, pop artery, anterior iliac artery, posterior tibial artery, and dorsal artery and to calculate the artery stenosis degree. Independent factors of atherosclerosis are determined by multivariate logistic regression analysis. The results are evaluated within the control group and it is found that there is no significant impact of gender, age, and body mass index (P > 0.05) on the lower extremity vascular diseases. Those with smoking, alcohol consumption, hypertension, and dyslipidemia have higher positive rate (P < 0.05). The type 2 diabetes mellitus group has higher diastolic blood pressure and lower triglyceride (P < 0.05). Diastolic blood pressure, HbA1C, total cholesterol, HDL-c, and LDL-C are not remarkably dissimilar between the type 2 diabetes mellitus group and the control group (P > 0.05). Compared with the control group, the type 2 diabetes mellitus group has higher frequency of lower extremity vascular diseases in the dorsal artery than in the pop artery (P < 0.05). The blood flow of type 2 diabetes mellitus group is found to be lower than that of the control group, especially in the dorsal artery (P < 0.05). The blood flow velocity of the dorsal artery is accelerated (P < 0.01). Among 117 patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus (94.35%) with a certain degree of injury, there are 72 cases of type I carotid stenosis (58.06%), 30 cases of type II carotid stenosis (24.19%), and 15 cases of type III carotid stenosis (12.10%). Out of 108 subjects in the control group, there are 84 cases of type 0 carotid stenosis (77.78%), 19 cases of type I carotid stenosis (17.59%), 5 cases of type II carotid stenosis (4.63%), and 0 case of type III carotid stenosis (0.00%). Compared with the control group, carotid stenosis is more common in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (P < 0.05). Age, smoking, duration of diseases, systolic blood pressure, and degree of carotid stenosis are found to be associated with atherosclerosis. The findings suggest that the color Doppler ultrasonography can give early warning when applied in patients with carotid and lower extremity vascular diseases to delay the incidence of diabetic macroangiopathy and to control the development of cerebral infarction, thus providing an important basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
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Li H, Xu X, Luo B, Zhang Y. The Predictive Value of Carotid Ultrasonography With Cardiovascular Risk Factors-A "SPIDER" Promoting Atherosclerosis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:706490. [PMID: 34447790 PMCID: PMC8382941 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.706490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Insufficient recommendations do not support the clinical use of carotid ultrasonography for further risk stratification in moderate-to-high risk patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). A literature review was performed to assess six aspects of the research progress and limitations of carotid ultrasonography and carotid atherosclerosis-related risk factors: (1) structures of the carotid intima and media; (2) plaques; (3) inflammation; (4) dynamics of carotid blood flow; (5) early detection and intervention; and (6) risk factors for CVD. Although carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaques are well-acknowledged independent predictors of CVD risk, normative and cut-off values are difficult to define due to the heterogeneous measurements reported in previous studies. Plaque properties, including location, number, density, and size, become more important risk predictors for cardiovascular disease, but a better approach for clinical use needs to be further established. Three-dimensional ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound are promising for promoting risk stratification with more details on plaque morphology. Moreover, inflammatory diseases and biomarkers should be evaluated for a full assessment of the inflammatory burden for atherosclerosis. Carotid flow velocity is not only an indicator for stenosis but also a potential risk predictor. Carotid atherosclerosis should be detected and treated early, and additional clinical trials are needed to determine the efficacy of these measures in reducing CVD risk. Cardiovascular risk factors tend to affect carotid plaques, and early treat-to-target therapy might yield clinical benefits. Based on the aforementioned six aspects, we consider that these six important factors act like a “SPIDER” spinning the web of atherosclerosis; a timely comprehensive assessment and intervention may halt the progression to CVD. Carotid ultrasound results should be combined with other atherosclerotic factors, and a comprehensive risk assessment may help to guide cardiovascular prevention decisions.
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- Hongwei Li
- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Guangzhou, China
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Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults: A Review of Clinically Relevant Issues. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1307:29-41. [PMID: 32424495 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2020_533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is still a poorly characterized entity. However, its prevalence may be higher than that of classical type 1 diabetes. Patients with LADA are often misclassified as type 2 diabetes. The underlying autoimmune process against β-cell has important consequences for the prognosis, comorbidities, treatment choices and even patient-reported outcomes with this diabetes subtype. However, there is still an important gap of knowledge in many areas of clinical relevance. We are herein focusing on the state of knowledge of relevant clinical issues than may help in the diagnosis and management of subjects with LADA.
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Xu R, Zhang T, Wan Y, Fan Z, Gao X. Prospective study of hemoglobin A1c and incident carotid artery plaque in Chinese adults without diabetes. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2019; 18:153. [PMID: 31727070 PMCID: PMC6857319 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-019-0963-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Diabetes has been reported to be associated with carotid artery plaque (CAP). However, it remains unclear whether hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level, a marker for long-term glycemic status, is associated with altered CAP risk in individuals with fasting blood glucose (FBG) concentrations below the current cutoff for diabetes. Methods Included were 16,863 Chinese adults (aged 18 years or more; 9855 men and 7008 women) with fasting blood glucose < 7.0 mmol/L at baseline (2013). Both HbA1c level and CAP (assessed via ultrasound B-mode imaging) were annually assessed during 2014–2018. All the participants were further classified into three groups based on baseline HbA1c level: ≤ 5.6%, 5.7–6.4%, and ≥ 6.5%. We used Cox proportional-hazards model to evaluate the association between HbA1c level and incident CAP, adjusting for a series of potential confounders. Results During 5 years of follow up, 3942 incident CAP cases were identified. Individuals with higher baseline HbA1c had higher future risk of CAP (p-trend < 0.001). In the full-adjusted model, each percent increase of HbA1c was associated with a 56% (HR = 1.56, 95% CI 1.37, 1.78) higher risk of CAP. Excluding participants with chronic inflammation, as assessed by high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and white blood cell, and those with FBG ≥ 5.6 mmol/L at baseline generated similar results. Conclusions Elevated HbA1c level was associated with high risk of developing CAP in Chinese adults without FBG defined diabetes.
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- Renying Xu
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China.
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- Vascular Surgery Department, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of Digestion, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
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Maddaloni E, Coleman RL, Pozzilli P, Holman RR. Long-term risk of cardiovascular disease in individuals with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (UKPDS 85). Diabetes Obes Metab 2019; 21:2115-2122. [PMID: 31099472 DOI: 10.1111/dom.13788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIMS Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is diagnosed in up to 12% of adults with clinically diagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2D). LADA tends to have healthier cardiovascular (CV) risk profiles than T2D, but it remains uncertain whether the risk of CV events differs between the two. We examined the risk of CV events in patients enrolled in the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) according to LADA status. MATERIALS AND METHODS Diabetes autoantibodies (AAb) were measured in 5062 UKPDS participants. The incidence of major adverse CV events (MACE), defined as CV death, non-fatal myocardial infarction or non-fatal stroke, was compared in those with LADA (≥1 AAb test positive) and those without LADA (AAb negative). RESULTS There were 567 participants (11.2%) with LADA. Compared with participants with T2D, they were younger, with higher mean HbA1c and HDL-cholesterol values, and with lower body mass index and total cholesterol and systolic blood pressure values (all P < 0.01). After a median (25th, 75th percentile) 17.3 (12.6-20.7) years of follow-up, MACE occurred in 157 (17.4 per 1000 person-years) participants with LADA and in 1544 (23.5 per 1000 person-years) participants with T2D (HR, 0.73; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.62-0.86; P < 0.001). However, after adjustment for confounders, this difference was no longer significant (HRadj , 0.90; 95% CI, 0.76-1.07; P = 0.22). CONCLUSIONS In adults thought to have newly diagnosed T2D, the long-term risk of MACE was lower in those with LADA. However, this did not differ after adjustment for traditional CV risk factors, suggesting that measurement of AAb in addition to traditional CV risk factors will not aid in stratification of CV risk in clinically diagnosed T2D.
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- Ernesto Maddaloni
- Department of Medicine, Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Diabetes Trials Unit, OCDEM, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Diabetes Trials Unit, OCDEM, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Centre for Immunobiology, Barts and the London, Queen Mary College, University of London, London, UK
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- Diabetes Trials Unit, OCDEM, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Duwayri Y, Jordan WD. Diabetes, dysglycemia, and vascular surgery. J Vasc Surg 2019; 71:701-711. [PMID: 31327619 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Abnormalities in glucose metabolism are common in patients with arterial disease. Chronic hyperglycemia and insulin resistance contribute to the complexity of vascular disorders. They also overlap with the effects of perioperative hyperglycemia on adverse perioperative outcomes. We provide an overview of the pathophysiologic consequences of dysglycemia and the evidence behind glycemic control in patients undergoing vascular surgery. METHODS We searched the literature for major studies evaluating the pathophysiology of hyperglycemia in microvascular and macrovascular beds, randomized trials in perioperative populations, and meta-analyses. The literature was summarized to guide therapy in the population of vascular patients and for the perioperative period. RESULTS National standards for glycemic control after vascular interventions were not identified. Mounting evidence exists for the long-term consequences of poor glycemic control on the progression of vascular disease. Similarly, there is a large body of evidence supporting tight control of hyperglycemia after general and cardiac surgery during the critical perioperative period. The absolute glucose target remains controversial. Randomized controlled studies are lacking in vascular surgery patients, but the current evidence can be extrapolated to guide management after vascular interventions. Glycated hemoglobin is a biomarker for increased mortality and vascular morbidity after vascular surgery. CONCLUSIONS Hyperglycemia contributes to poor outcome in the vascular patient. Further vascular focused studies are required to determine the proper perioperative serum glucose target and the long-term glycated hemoglobin range.
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- Yazan Duwayri
- Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga
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- Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.
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Hoke M, Schillinger M, Minar E, Goliasch G, Binder CJ, Mayer FJ. Carotid ultrasound investigation as a prognostic tool for patients with diabetes mellitus. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2019; 18:90. [PMID: 31299990 PMCID: PMC6626411 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-019-0895-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Experimental and clinical data indicate a major influence of diabetes on atherogenesis. We aimed to assess whether the effect of diabetes on long-term mortality in asymptomatic patient with carotid stenosis is contingent upon the degree of the carotid atherosclerotic burden. METHODS 1065 patients with neurological asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis as evaluated by duplex sonography were prospectively followed for cause-specific mortality. RESULTS During a median of 11.8 years, a total of 549 deaths, including 362 cardiovascular deaths, were recorded. Diabetes and glycohemoglobin A1c (Hba1c) levels were significantly associated with mortality. Diabetes displayed an independent risk for all-cause (adjusted HR 1.62; 95% CI 1.35-1.94) and cardiovascular death (adjusted HR 1.75, 95% CI 1.40-2.19). The adjusted hazard ratio per increase of 1% of Hba1c levels was 1.21 (P < 0.01) for all-cause and 1.31 (P < 0.01) for cardiovascular mortality, respectively. Patients with diabetes mellitus and a higher degree of carotid stenosis and were at great risk of adverse outcome. Only 21% of the asymptomatic diabetic patients with carotid narrowing over 50% survived, whereas 62% of the patients without diabetes and with carotid atherosclerosis below 50% were still alive after 12-years of follow-up. The high risk for all-cause and cardiovascular death of these patients remained significant after adjustment for various established cardiovascular risk factors in multivariable regression analysis (adjusted hazard ratio 2.4, P < 0.001; compared to patients without diabetes and < 50% carotid atherosclerosis). CONCLUSION Diabetic patients with carotid stenosis ≥ 50% are at exceptional high risk for all-cause and cardiovascular death. Thus, routinely ultrasound investigation of the carotid arteries might be a valuable prognostic tool for patients with diabetes mellitus.
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- Matthias Hoke
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Angiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Angiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Angiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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The early detection of atherosclerosis in type 1 diabetes: why, how and what to do about it. Cardiovasc Endocrinol Metab 2019; 8:14-27. [PMID: 31646294 DOI: 10.1097/xce.0000000000000169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The major cause of morbidity and often premature mortality in people with type I diabetes (T1D) is cardiovascular disease owing to accelerated atherosclerosis. We review publications relating to the rationale behind, and clinical tests for, detecting and treating early atherosclerosis in people with T1D. Currently available tools for atherosclerosis assessment include risk equations using vascular risk factors, arterial intima-media thickness, the ankle-brachial index, coronary artery calcification and angiography, and for more advanced lesions, intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography. Evolving research tools include risk equations incorporating novel clinical, biochemical and molecular tests; vascular MRI and molecular imaging. As yet there is little information available to quantify early atherosclerosis. With better means to control the vascular risk factors, such as hypertension, dyslipidaemia and glycaemic control, and emerging therapies to control novel risk factors, further epidemiologic and clinical trials are merited to facilitate the translation into clinical practice of robust means to detect, monitor and treat early atherosclerosis in those with T1D.
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Birkeland KI, Grill V, Wium C, McQueen MJ, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Lee SF, Gerstein HC. The association of basal insulin treatment versus standard care with outcomes in anti-GAD positive and negative subjects: A post-hoc analysis of the ORIGIN trial. Diabetes Obes Metab 2019; 21:429-433. [PMID: 30203580 DOI: 10.1111/dom.13528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 08/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We compared cardiovascular and other outcomes in patients with dysglycaemia with or without anti-glutamic acid dehydrogenase (GAD) antibodies participating in the Outcome Reduction with Initial Glargine Intervention (ORIGIN) trial. Of the 12 537 participants, 8162 had anti-GAD measured at baseline and 267 were anti-GAD positive. The effects of insulin glargine versus standard care and of n-3 fatty acids supplements versus placebo were compared by testing the interaction of the treatment effects and anti-GAD status. The effect of glargine on development of new diabetes was assessed in participants without previous diabetes at baseline. The overall incidence of outcomes did not differ between anti-GAD positive and anti-GAD negative subjects. The incidence of the composite of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or non-fatal stroke did not differ between anti-GAD positive participants randomized to insulin glargine or to standard care, with a hazard ratio (HR) (95% confidence interval [CI]) of 0.80 (0.44-1.44) or in anti-GAD negative participants with a HR of 1.07 (0.96-1.20) (P for interaction = 0.20).
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- Kåre I Birkeland
- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Endocrinology, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
- Institute of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Endocrinology, Morbid Obesity and Preventive Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Research Institute, FOSCAL, Bucaramanga, Colombia and Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Eugenio Espejo, Quito, Ecuador
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- Department of Statistics, Population Health Research institute, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Population Health Research institute, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Mishra R, Hodge KM, Cousminer DL, Leslie RD, Grant SFA. A Global Perspective of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2018; 29:638-650. [PMID: 30041834 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is characterized by the presence of islet autoantibodies and initial insulin independence, which can lead to misdiagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2D). As such, understanding the genetic etiology of LADA could aid in more accurate diagnosis. However, there is ongoing debate regarding the exact definition of LADA, so understanding its impact in different populations when contrasted with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and T2D is one potential strategy to gain insight into its etiology. Unfortunately, the lack of consistent and thorough autoantibody screening around the world has hampered well-powered genetic studies of LADA. This review highlights recent genetic and epidemiological studies of LADA in diverse populations as well as the importance of autoantibody screening in facilitating future research.
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- Rajashree Mishra
- Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Graduate Group in Genomics and Computational Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; These authors contributed equally
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- Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; These authors contributed equally
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- Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 2AD, UK
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- Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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Pease A, Earnest A, Ranasinha S, Nanayakkara N, Liew D, Wischer N, Andrikopoulos S, Zoungas S. Burden of cardiovascular risk factors and disease among patients with type 1 diabetes: results of the Australian National Diabetes Audit (ANDA). Cardiovasc Diabetol 2018; 17:77. [PMID: 29859534 PMCID: PMC5984751 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-018-0726-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular risk stratification is complex in type 1 diabetes. We hypothesised that traditional and diabetes-specific cardiovascular risk factors were prevalent and strongly associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) among adults with type 1 diabetes attending Australian diabetes centres. METHODS De-identified, prospectively collected data from patients with type 1 diabetes aged ≥ 18 years in the 2015 Australian National Diabetes Audit were analysed. The burden of cardiovascular risk factors [age, sex, diabetes duration, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), blood pressure, lipid profile, body mass index, smoking status, retinopathy, renal function and albuminuria] and associations with CVD inclusive of stroke, myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft surgery/angioplasty and peripheral vascular disease were assessed. Restricted cubic splines assessed for non-linearity of diabetes duration and likelihood ratio test assessed for interactions between age, diabetes duration, centre type and cardiovascular outcomes of interest. Discriminatory ability of multivariable models were assessed with area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. RESULTS Data from 1169 patients were analysed. Mean (± SD) age and median diabetes duration was 40.0 (± 16.7) and 16.0 (8.0-27.0) years respectively. Cardiovascular risk factors were prevalent including hypertension (21.9%), dyslipidaemia (89.4%), overweight/obesity (56.4%), ever smoking (38.5%), albuminuria (31.1%), estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 (10.3%) and HbA1c > 7.0% (53 mmol/mol) (81.0%). Older age, longer diabetes duration, smoking and antihypertensive therapy use were positively associated with CVD, while high density lipoprotein-cholesterol and diastolic blood pressure were negatively associated (p < 0.05). Association with CVD and diabetes duration remained constant until 20 years when a linear increase was noted. Longer diabetes duration also had the highest population attributable risk of 6.5% (95% CI 1.4, 11.6). Further, the models for CVD demonstrated good discriminatory ability (area under the ROC curve 0.88; 95% CI 0.84, 0.92). CONCLUSIONS Cardiovascular risk factors were prevalent and strongly associated with CVD among adults with type 1 diabetes attending Australian diabetes centres. Given the approximate J-shaped association between type 1 diabetes duration and CVD, the impact of cardiovascular risk stratification and management before and after 20 years duration needs to be further assessed longitudinally. Diabetes specific cardiovascular risk stratification tools incorporating diabetes duration should be an important consideration in future guideline development.
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- Anthony Pease
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 5th Floor, The Alfred Centre, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.,Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 5th Floor, The Alfred Centre, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 5th Floor, The Alfred Centre, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 5th Floor, The Alfred Centre, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.,Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 5th Floor, The Alfred Centre, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 5th Floor, The Alfred Centre, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 5th Floor, The Alfred Centre, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.,Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 5th Floor, The Alfred Centre, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia. .,Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia.
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Carbonell M, Castelblanco E, Valldeperas X, Betriu À, Traveset A, Granado-Casas M, Hernández M, Vázquez F, Martín M, Rubinat E, Lecube A, Franch-Nadal J, Fernández E, Puig-Domingo M, Avogaro A, Alonso N, Mauricio D. Diabetic retinopathy is associated with the presence and burden of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in type 1 diabetes. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2018; 17:66. [PMID: 29728117 PMCID: PMC5935933 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-018-0706-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Cardiovascular (CV) disease due to atherosclerosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in adult patients with diabetes, either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The aim of the study was to assess the association of the frequency and the burden of subclinical carotid atherosclerotic disease in patients with type 1 diabetes according to the presence and severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR). Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 340 patients with type 1 diabetes (41.5% with DR), and in 304 non-diabetic individuals. All participants were free from previous CV disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD). B-mode carotid ultrasound imaging was performed in all the study subjects. Patients with type 1 diabetes underwent a full eye examination, and DR patients were divided into two groups: mild disease and advanced disease. Results In the group of patients with type 1 diabetes, the percentage of patients with carotid plaques was higher in those with DR compared with those without DR (44.7% vs. 24.1%, p < 0.001). Patients with DR also presented a higher incidence of ≥ 2 carotid plaques (25.5% vs. 11.1%, p < 0.001). Apart from other traditional cardiovascular risk factors, the presence of advanced stages of DR was independently associated with the presence (p = 0.044) and the burden (≥ 2 carotid plaques; p = 0.009) of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis. Conclusions In patients with type 1 diabetes without previous CV disease or established CKD, the presence of advanced stages of DR is associated with a higher atherosclerotic burden in the carotid arteries. The presence of DR identifies patients at risk for carotid atherosclerotic disease. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12933-018-0706-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Marc Carbonell
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.,Department of Medicine, Barcelona Autonomous University (UAB), Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Surgery, Barcelona Autonomous University (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, University Hospital and Health Science Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera Canyet S/N, 08916, Badalona, Spain.,Center for Biomedical Research on Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.,Department of Medicine, Barcelona Autonomous University (UAB), Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Surgery, Barcelona Autonomous University (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, University Hospital and Health Science Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera Canyet S/N, 08916, Badalona, Spain.,Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.,Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, University Hospital and Health Science Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera Canyet S/N, 08916, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, University Hospital and Health Science Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera Canyet S/N, 08916, Badalona, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.,Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain
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- Center for Biomedical Research on Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain.,Primary Health Care Center Raval Sud, Gerència d'Atenció Primaria, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, University Hospital and Health Science Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera Canyet S/N, 08916, Badalona, Spain.,Center for Biomedical Research on Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Medicine, Barcelona Autonomous University (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, University Hospital and Health Science Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera Canyet S/N, 08916, Badalona, Spain. .,Center for Biomedical Research on Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain. .,Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida, Lleida, Spain. .,Department of Medicine, Barcelona Autonomous University (UAB), Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, University Hospital and Health Science Research Institute Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera Canyet S/N, 08916, Badalona, Spain. .,Center for Biomedical Research on Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain. .,Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida, Lleida, Spain. .,Department of Medicine, Barcelona Autonomous University (UAB), Barcelona, Spain.
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