Abstract

Carotid Artery Disease in Diabetic Patients: Contemporary Perspectives

Highlights

  • Review ArticleNadeem Ahmed Siddiqui1*, Asad Moosa, Fareed Shaikh, Waryam Saleh and Avgerinose Efthymios2 1Division of Vascular Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan 2Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

  • Cardiovascular diseases remain one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients manifesting as silent and eventually clinically significant coronary, cerebrovascular and limb vascular events

  • The current review summarizes the distinct characteristics of carotid atherosclerosis and contemporary management in diabetic patients

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Summary

Review Article

Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui1*, Asad Moosa, Fareed Shaikh, Waryam Saleh and Avgerinose Efthymios2 1Division of Vascular Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan 2Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Introduction
Physiology of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Diabetes
Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Diabetes
Medical Management of Carotid Disease in Diabetes
Carotid Revascularization in Diabetes
Restenosis after carotid revascularization
Findings
Conclusion

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