BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: An increase in the common carotid artery intima-media
thickness (CCA-IMT) is generally considered an early marker of atherosclerosis. This cross …

If a strong association between intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery (CCA-
IMT) and ischemic stroke can be determined in diabetic subjects, it may be a useful predictor …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cerebrovascular disease in diabetes appears to be less
considered than coronary and peripheral disease, the reason being the intrinsic difficulty in …

Background: Diabetes mellitus is associated with high cardiovascular risk. Carotid intima
media thickness (CIMT) is used commonly as a noninvasive test for the assessment of …

OBJECTIVE We examined the relationship between intima-media thickness of common
carotid artery (CCA-IMT) and silent cerebral infarction (SCI) with the magnetic resonance …

Background and Purpose Diabetes is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality from
cardiovascular disease. However, the role of the primary metabolic abnormality of diabetes …

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) might aggravate the carotid plaque
vulnerability, and increase the risk for ischemic stroke. Few studies reported the acute stroke …

Aims To review the difference in carotid artery intima media thickness (IMT) between
patients with Type 2 diabetes (DM) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and control …

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has shown to be associated with carotid
plaque vulnerability. However, the impact of T2DM on intracranial artery atherosclerosis is …

Carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT) increases in patients with adult type-2 diabetes
mellitus (DM) and is used for early detection of macrovascular complications. We aimed to …