title: Associations of intra-renal arterial resistance index with chronic kidney disease and carotid intima-media thickness in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Renal dysfunction can be evaluated by increased intra-renal arterial resistance index (RI). We evaluated 113 Chinese men with type 2 diabetes on their RI. Results suggest that RI is associated with chronic kidney disease and subclinical arteriosclerosis. RI may help monitoring the deterioration of intra-renal hemodynamics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Kin-Hung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Winnie W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Alice P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Wing-Yee
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: So
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Linda W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Gary T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Juliana C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017540:Tunica Media / Q000503:physiopathology*