diabetes diabetes mellitus
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with diabetes mellitus (patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus or patients with a minimum duration of 5 years with type 1 diabetes mellitus). Patients in the age range 20-75 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with known extensive cardiovascular disease Patients with recent history of malignancy Patients who have recently undergone an operation Patients with or with recent infection or inflammation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Vascular form and function in patients with diabetes mellitus: Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT), assessment of vascular stiffness by pulse wave velocity (PWV), assessment of endothelial function by flow mediated dilation (FMD), assessment of capillary density and structure by orthogonal polarization spectral (OPS). Correlation of the results of the non invasive vascular tools explained above with diagnosed cardiovascular pathology. Additional value of non invasive vascular tools in risk straitification and in identification of diabetic patients at higher risk for CVD. Density and structure of capillaries in patients with diabetes mellitus. Correlation of capillary density and structure with organic microvascular disease (eg myocardial ischemia, retinopathy) in patients with diabetes mellitus. | — |
Countries
Netherlands