TY - JOUR
T1 - Cigarette smoking and albuminuria are associated with impaired arterial smooth muscle function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A FIELD substudy
AU - Harmer, J.A.
AU - Keech, A.C.
AU - Veillard, A.S.
AU - Skilton, M.R.
AU - Marwick, T.H.
AU - Watts, Gerald
AU - Meredith, I.T.
AU - Celermajer, D.
PY - 2014/11
Y1 - 2014/11
N2 - © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Aim: Impaired arterial function has been implicated in diabetes-related atherosclerosis, but its determinants in high-risk adults have not been well characterised. We investigated factors associated with impaired arterial function in adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods: Flow-mediated dilatation (a marker of endothelial function) and dilator response to glyceryl trinitrate (to assess smooth muscle function) of the brachial artery were assessed at baseline in 193 patients with type 2 diabetes from the Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) study. Traditional risk factors were assessed and a multivariable model was constructed to identify factors independently associated with impaired arterial function. Results: Median age was 64 years (interquartile range, 58-69; 61% male) and duration of diabetes was 4 years (interquartile range, 2-9). Flow-mediated dilatation (3.06. ±. 0.25%, mean. ±. SEM) was severely impaired but not significantly associated with other risk factors. Dilator responses to glyceryl trinitrate (10.56. ±. 0.52%) were significantly and independently impaired in past and present cigarette smokers (P=0.005) and in subjects with increased urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (P=0.01). Conclusions: In adults with type 2 diabetes and known or suspected atherosclerosis, arterial smooth muscle-dependent dilatation was shown to be significantly impaired in cigarette smokers and those with elevated urinary albumin levels.
AB - © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Aim: Impaired arterial function has been implicated in diabetes-related atherosclerosis, but its determinants in high-risk adults have not been well characterised. We investigated factors associated with impaired arterial function in adults with type 2 diabetes. Methods: Flow-mediated dilatation (a marker of endothelial function) and dilator response to glyceryl trinitrate (to assess smooth muscle function) of the brachial artery were assessed at baseline in 193 patients with type 2 diabetes from the Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes (FIELD) study. Traditional risk factors were assessed and a multivariable model was constructed to identify factors independently associated with impaired arterial function. Results: Median age was 64 years (interquartile range, 58-69; 61% male) and duration of diabetes was 4 years (interquartile range, 2-9). Flow-mediated dilatation (3.06. ±. 0.25%, mean. ±. SEM) was severely impaired but not significantly associated with other risk factors. Dilator responses to glyceryl trinitrate (10.56. ±. 0.52%) were significantly and independently impaired in past and present cigarette smokers (P=0.005) and in subjects with increased urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (P=0.01). Conclusions: In adults with type 2 diabetes and known or suspected atherosclerosis, arterial smooth muscle-dependent dilatation was shown to be significantly impaired in cigarette smokers and those with elevated urinary albumin levels.
U2 - 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.08.029
DO - 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.08.029
M3 - Article
C2 - 25301035
SN - 0168-8227
VL - 106
SP - 328
EP - 336
JO - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
JF - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
IS - 2
ER -