Carotid intima-media thickness is a useful screening tool to detect coronary artery plaque in type 2 diabetic patients with zero calcium score.
Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: taku.inohara@gmail.com.
Taku
T
Inohara
Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyuki
H
Niinuma
Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Shuzo
S
Nishihara
AGE Makita Medical Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
Zenji
Z
Makita
Division of Endocrinology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Kyou
K
Sanoyama
Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Koichiro
K
Niwa
D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium; D059168:Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D002118:Calcium
Calcium score; Carotid intima medial thickness; Computed tomography; Coronary artery disease; Diabetes mellitus