Naslov
Atherosclerotic lesions of supra-aortic arteries in diabetic patients

Autori
Vidjak, Vinko ; Hebrang, Andrija ; Brkljačić, Boris ; Brajša, Mladen ; Novačić, Karlo ; Barada, Ante ; Škopljanac, Andrija ; Erdelez, Lidija ; Crnčević, Maja ; Kučan, Damir ; Flegar-Meštrić, Zlata ; Vrhovski-Hebrang, Danijela ; Roić, Goran

Izvornik
Collegium Antropologicum (0350-6134) 31 (2007), 3; 723-732

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
supra-aortic arteries; diabetes mellitus; atherosclerotic lesions; digital subtraction angiography

Sažetak
The aim of this prospective study was to determine the prevalence and localization of stenotic atherosclerotic lesions of supra-aortic arteries in diabetic patients according to age and sex. Angiograms obtained by digital subtraction angiography were analyzed in 150 diabetic patients (study group) and 150 non-diabetic patients (control group) with symptoms of cerebral ischemia. Diabetic patients were found to have a significantly higher prevalence of stenotic atherosclerotic lesions of the internal carotid artery. Lesions of the large supra-aortic arteries were significantly more common in the left than in the right side of the neck (p<0, 001), but the difference between the diabetic and the non-diabetic group did not reach statistical significance. Hemodynamic conditions were found to be more important than diabetes for the occurrence of atherosclerotic lesions in these arteries. Changes in the proximal segment of the left common carotid artery were the most common finding in diabetic patients, hence attention should be paid to this localization on control examinations.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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