Formas graves de retinopatia predizem aterosclerose subclínica em indivíduos com diabetes tipo 1 / Severe forms of retinopathy predict the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis in type 1 diabetes subjects
Arq. bras. cardiol
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97(4): 346-349, out. 2011. tab
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RESUMO
FUNDAMENTO Em pacientes com diabetes tipo 2, a presença de retinopatia está associada a doença cardiovascular aumentada, independentemente dos fatores de risco conhecidos para a doença vascular. OBJETIVO:
Investigar a associação da retinopatia diabética (RD) e seus graus com a presença de aterosclerose coronariana subclínica em pacientes com diabetes tipo 1.MÉTODOS:
Um estudo transversal foi conduzido com 150 pacientes com diabetes tipo 1, assintomáticos para doença arterial coronariana. Foram submetidos à avaliação clínica para verificar complicações microvasculares e avaliação para a presença de calcificação arterial coronariana (CAC).RESULTADOS:
Formas graves de RD (RD grave não proliferativa - RDNP - e RD proliferativa - RDP) foram associadas à CAC (RC 3,98; IC de 95 por cento; 1,13-13,9, p = 0,03), de maneira independente dos fatores de risco conhecidos para a doença cardiovascular (idade, A1C, hipertensão, dislipidemia e sexo masculino).CONCLUSÃO:
Os pacientes com formas graves de RD estão em risco de presença de doença arterial coronariana, de maneira independente dos tradicionais fatores de risco cardiovascular.ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In patients with type 2 diabetes, the presence of retinopathy is associated with increased cardiovascular disease, regardless of known risk factors for vascular disease.OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the association of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and its grades with the presence of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in patients with type 1 diabetes.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study was conducted with 150 type 1 diabetes individuals asymptomatic for coronary artery disease. They underwent clinical evaluation for microvascular complications and for the presence of coronary artery calcification (CAC).RESULTS:
Severe forms of DR (severe non-proliferative DR and proliferative DR) were associated with CAC (OR 3.98 95 percent CI 1.13-13.9, p = 0.03), regardless of known risk factors for cardiovascular disease (age, A1C, hypertension, dyslipidemia and male gender).CONCLUSION:
Patients with severe forms of DR are at risk for the presence of coronary artery disease regardless of traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
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Main subject:
Coronary Artery Disease
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
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Diabetic Retinopathy
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Vascular Calcification
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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