Medicine • Vol 104 • No 40
Predictive factors and diagnostic value of vascular markers for carotid artery disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
October 2025 • J. Qin, Rongli Sun, Qiu Zhang
This study investigates the clinical and vascular predictors of carotid intima-media thickening and plaque formation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and evaluates the potential diagnostic value of changes in ankle-brachial index (ABI) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) over time. A retrospective analysis was conducted on 466 patients with T2DM who underwent carotid ultrasound between October 2023 and October 2024. Patients were categorized into a carotid artery disease group (n = 201) and a non-lesion …