Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Prediabetes carries a risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Assessment of CVD risk in prediabetes is not as routine, as is assessment of diabetes risk. However, it is not less important. This can be done through conventional SCORE charts and through coronary artery calcium (CAC) score. CAC is examined through multislice CT. Calcifications indicate late-stage subclinical coronary atherosclerosis. The AIM of our study was to assess traditional CVD risk...

Introduction: Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is examined through multislice CT. Calcifications indicate late-stage subclinical coronary atherosclerosis. An association exists between CAC with coronary vascular disease (CVD), Agatston score being an independent predictor of CVD. Including CAC may improve CV risk prediction in addition to conventional risk factors. The AIM of our study was to assess CAC in subjects with prediabetes (preDM) at the beginning of the long term follow...