Comparison of coronary flow velocity reserve and aortic distensibility in diabetic versus non-diabetic patients with and without aortic atherosclerosis.
Coronary flow velocity reserve (CFR) and aortic distensibility are altered both in diabetes and in the presence of aortic atherosclerosis (AA). Transoesophageal echocardiography has been demonstrated to be a suitable method for simultaneous evaluation of these functional parameters. In the present study no significant difference could be observed in CFR and aortic distensibility in diabetic patients compared to non-diabetic subjects with or without AA.
Nemes
Attila
A
Csanády
Miklós
M
Forster
Tamás
T
D001011:Aorta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans