ArticleLa Radiologia medica2013
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound evaluation of peripheral microcirculation in diabetic patients: effects of cigarette smoking.
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- Assessment of Microcirculation in the Type 2 Diabetic and Impaired Glucose Tolerance Feet of Elderly Men by CEUS.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2021Article
- [CEUS-application possibilities in the musculoskeletal system].Der Radiologe · 2018Review
- Analysis of risk factors for perifocal oedema after endovascular embolization of unruptured intracranial arterial aneurysms.Radiology and oncology · 2015Article
- Quantitative correlational study of microbubble-enhanced ultrasound imaging and magnetic resonance imaging of glioma and early response to radiotherapy in a rat model.Medical physics · 2015Article
- Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography to assess blood perfusion of skeletal muscles in normal dogs.The Journal of veterinary medical science · 2015Article
- Heart failure risk across the spectrum of ankle-brachial index: the ARIC study (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities).JACC. Heart failure · 2014Observational
- Update of Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound in Musculoskeletal Medicine: Clinical Perspectives - A Review.Journal of medical ultrasoundReview
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Abstract
purposeCigarette smoking and diabetes mellitus predisposes to vascular disease. Our study aimed to evaluate the chronic effects of cigarette smoking on peripheral microcirculation assessed with contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in diabetic patients. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe study population comprised ten smoker (7/3 M/W, age 42-76 years) and 16 nonsmoker (8/8 men/women, age 47-80 years) diabetic patients. The ankle-brachial index (ABI) was determined, and colour Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) of the lower legs was performed to determine the presence of peripheral arteriopathy disease (PAD). Microvascular blood flow in the gastrocnemius muscle was evaluated with CEUS.
resultsNo differences were observed in ABI and CDUS examination between smokers and nonsmokers. Smoking had a significant effect on microcirculatory function. Timeto-peak (TTP), arrival time in tissue (ATt) and artery/ tissue transit time (A/Ttt) were significantly prolonged in smokers (TTP 43.76 ± 9.38 s vs. 34.12 ± 6.8 s, p=0.011, ATt 28.9 ± 7.5s vs. 22.4 ± 6.4 s, p=0.017 and A/Ttt 6.81 ± 4.52 s vs. 3.25 ± 3.27 s, p=0.02), with no significant differences between patients with and without PAD.
conclusionsThe long-term exposure to cigarette smoke affects microcirculatory function. Contrast imaging is a noninvasive technique that can document these effects.
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