Lía Nattero-Chávez1,2, Sandra Redondo López3, Sara Alonso Díaz1, Marta Garnica Ureña3, Elena Fernández-Durán2, Héctor F Escobar-Morreale1,2,4, Manuel Luque-Ramírez1,2,4. 1. Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain. 2. Diabetes, Obesity and Human Reproduction Research Group, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), CIBER Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Spain. 3. Department of Vascular Surgery, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain. 4. University of Alcalá, Spain.
Abstract
AIMS: Epidemiological data on subclinical atherosclerotic disease in type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) are scarce. We aimed to estimate the subclinical atherosclerosis profile of asymptomatic patients with DM1 and an abnormal ankle-brachial index (ABI). MATERIAL AND METHODS: In a cross-sectional design (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02910271), we estimated ABI in 289 consecutive asymptomatic patients with DM1. An abnormal ABI led to measurements of toe-brachial index (TBI) and peripheral doppler ultrasound (DUS) to diagnose peripheral artery disease (PAD) and/or atherosclerotic carotid plaques (ACP). RESULTS: A reduced (≤0.9) or increased (>1.2) ABI was detected in 17 (6%) and 75 (26%) patients, respectively. PAD was confirmed by TBI and DUS in 9 (53%) patients with a reduced ABI and 28 (37%) patients with an increased ABI, resulting in a 12.8% (9.4-17.2) prevalence of asymptomatic PAD. Fourteen patients with an abnormal ABI also exhibited ACP [4.8% (2.9-7.9)], with 64% of these patients showing bilateral disease. Artery stenosis was mild or moderate in 21% and 29% of patients, respectively. Thus, 46 [16% (12-21)] patients showed asymptomatic PAD, ACP, or both. According to our data, we would have to explore three asymptomatic patients with DM1 and normal pulses to unmask one case of PAD, and seven asymptomatic patients showing abnormal ABI values to detect one carotid disease. CONCLUSIONS: Peripheral artery disease is often undiagnosed in asymptomatic patients with DM1. However, its presence may change medical management in a substantial percentage of cases, highlighting the potential benefit of a thorough vascular assessment on these patients.
AIMS: Epidemiological data on subclinical atherosclerotic disease in type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) are scarce. We aimed to estimate the subclinical atherosclerosis profile of asymptomatic patients with DM1 and an abnormal ankle-brachial index (ABI). MATERIAL AND METHODS: In a cross-sectional design (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02910271), we estimated ABI in 289 consecutive asymptomatic patients with DM1. An abnormal ABI led to measurements of toe-brachial index (TBI) and peripheral doppler ultrasound (DUS) to diagnose peripheral artery disease (PAD) and/or atherosclerotic carotid plaques (ACP). RESULTS: A reduced (≤0.9) or increased (>1.2) ABI was detected in 17 (6%) and 75 (26%) patients, respectively. PAD was confirmed by TBI and DUS in 9 (53%) patients with a reduced ABI and 28 (37%) patients with an increased ABI, resulting in a 12.8% (9.4-17.2) prevalence of asymptomatic PAD. Fourteen patients with an abnormal ABI also exhibited ACP [4.8% (2.9-7.9)], with 64% of these patients showing bilateral disease. Artery stenosis was mild or moderate in 21% and 29% of patients, respectively. Thus, 46 [16% (12-21)] patients showed asymptomatic PAD, ACP, or both. According to our data, we would have to explore three asymptomatic patients with DM1 and normal pulses to unmask one case of PAD, and seven asymptomatic patients showing abnormal ABI values to detect one carotid disease. CONCLUSIONS:Peripheral artery disease is often undiagnosed in asymptomatic patients with DM1. However, its presence may change medical management in a substantial percentage of cases, highlighting the potential benefit of a thorough vascular assessment on these patients.
Authors: Roberta Maria Duailibe Ferreira Reis; Rossana Santiago de Sousa Azulay; Maria da Glória Tavares; Gilvan Cortês Nascimento; Sabrina da Silva Pereira Damianse; Viviane Chaves de Carvalho Rocha; Ana Gregória Almeida; Débora Cristina Ferreira Lago; Vandilson Rodrigues; Marcelo Magalhães; Carla Souza Sobral; Conceição Parente; Joana França; Jacqueline Ribeiro; Paulo Cézar Dias Ferraz; Carlos Alberto Azulay Junior; Dayse Aparecida Silva; Marília Brito Gomes; Manuel Dos Santos Faria Journal: Genes (Basel) Date: 2022-02-21 Impact factor: 4.096