Research Article
The Relation of Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue Accumulation and the Development of Vulnerable Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques in Diabetes Mellitus.
Author(s): Snezana R Markovic-Jovanovic, Muamer H Suljic, Aleksandar N Jovanovic, Vanja P Nickovic, Zoran A Savic, Jadranka Mitic and Rade GrbicSnezana R Markovic-Jovanovic, Muamer H Suljic, Aleksandar N Jovanovic, Vanja P Nickovic, Zoran A Savic, Jadranka Mitic and Rade Grbic
Objective: The aim of study was determining the relation between the quality of metabolic control, anthropometric parameters and ultrasound measurement of fat accumulation and carotid atherosclerotic plaques vulnerability in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: The study included 51 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and 50 healthy individuals. The assessment of plaque vulnerability relies on quantitative and qualitative plaque ultrasound analysis. The thickness of intraabdominal adipose tissue was measured as a distance between the frontal wall of abdominal aorta and the dorsal wall of rectus abdominis muscles; the measurements are performed by placing transducer 5 cm above the umbilicus. Results: Atherosclerotic plaque was found in all of diabetic patients, comparing to 28.12% in the control group; among those, 47.. View More»
