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ArticleCardiovascular diabetology2014

Differential impact of subclinical carotid artery disease on cerebral structure and functioning in type 1 diabetes patients with versus those without proliferative retinopathy.

Eelco van Duinkerken, Richard G Ijzerman, Nynke J van der Zijl, Frederik Barkhof, Petra J W Pouwels, Menno M Schoonheim, Annette C Moll, Jeannette Boerop, Alette M Wessels, Martin Klein and 2 more

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Article in Cardiovascular diabetology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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12 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Eelco van DuinkerkenDiabetes Center/Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117 - Room MF-G417, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. e.vanduinkerken@vumc.nl.
Richard G Ijzerman
Nynke J van der Zijl
Frederik Barkhof
Petra J W Pouwels
Menno M Schoonheim
Annette C Moll
Jeannette Boerop
Alette M Wessels
Martin Klein
Frank J Snoek
Michaela Diamant
Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundType 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is associated with cerebral compromise, typically found in patients with microangiopathy. Associations between subclinical macroangiopathy and the brain, whether or not in the presence of microangiopathy, have not been fully explored in T1DM. We hypothesized that subclinical macroangiopathy in adult T1DM may affect the brain and interacts with microangiopathy.

methodsIn 51 asymptomatic T1DM patients with, 53 without proliferative retinopathy and 51 controls, right common carotid artery ultrasound was used to assess intima media thickness (cIMT) and distensibility (cD). Neuropsychological tests for cognitive functions, and magnetic resonance imagining for white matter integrity and functional connectivity, i.e. neuronal communication, were used.

resultsAfter correction for confounders, cIMT was borderline significantly increased in all T1DM patients (P = 0.071), whereas cD was not statistically significantly altered (P = 0.45). Patients with proliferative retinopathy showed the largest increase in cIMT and decrease in cD. In all participants, after adjustment for confounders, increased cIMT was related to decreased white matter integrity (β = -0.198 P = 0.041) and decreased functional connectivity in visual areas (β = -0.195 P = 0.046). For cognition, there was a significant interaction between cIMT and the presence of proliferative retinopathy after adjustment for confounding factors (all P < 0.05). Increased cIMT was associated with lower general cognitive ability (β = -0.334; P = 0.018), information processing speed (β = -0.361; P = 0.010) and attention (β = -0.394; P = 0.005) scores in patients without, but not in patients with proliferative retinopathy.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that subclinical macroangiopathy may be a factor in the development of diabetes-related cognitive changes in uncomplicated T1DM, whereas in patients with advanced T1DM, proliferative retinopathy may rather be the driving force of cerebral compromise.

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Carotid Intima-Media ThicknessAdolescentAdultCarotid Artery DiseasesCell ProliferationCerebrovascular CirculationCross-Sectional StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetic RetinopathyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSingle-Blind MethodYoung Adult

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PMID24620788
PMCPMC3995631
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