US Assessment of Medial Arterial Calcification: A Sensitive Marker of Diabetes-related Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications

Abstract

In type 2 diabetic Chinese patients, US was more sensitive than conventional radiography in the detection of MAC, particularly when the MAC was mild. The presence of severe MAC was associated with diabetic nephropathy, retinopathy, and macrovascular complications. US detection of MAC was a potential early marker to identify diabetes-related complications.