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ArticleVascular health and risk management2026

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Assessment by Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring in Asymptomatic Thai People with Diabetes Mellitus.

Yotsapon Thewjitcharoen, Waralee Chatchomchuan, Ekgaluck Wanothayaroj, Siriwan Butadej, Soontaree Nakasatien, Thep Himathongkam

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Yotsapon ThewjitcharoenTHEPTARIN Diabetes, Thyroid and Endocrine Center, Vimut-Theptarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-2317-4041
Waralee ChatchomchuanTHEPTARIN Diabetes, Thyroid and Endocrine Center, Vimut-Theptarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Ekgaluck WanothayarojTHEPTARIN Diabetes, Thyroid and Endocrine Center, Vimut-Theptarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Siriwan ButadejTHEPTARIN Diabetes, Thyroid and Endocrine Center, Vimut-Theptarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Soontaree NakasatienTHEPTARIN Diabetes, Thyroid and Endocrine Center, Vimut-Theptarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Thep HimathongkamTHEPTARIN Diabetes, Thyroid and Endocrine Center, Vimut-Theptarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.

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Background: People with diabetes mellitus (DM) remain at high risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease. The use of coronary artery calcium (CAC) has been demonstrated as the most powerful CV risk indicator and surrogate marker for the overall vascular health in the asymptomatic population. Material and Methods: This study aimed to find the severity of CAC in asymptomatic Thai people with DM, evaluate the correlation of the severity CAC risk scoring system with different CV risk scores, and examine the impacts of CAC testing on patient managements. ABC control, defined as the proportion of individuals meeting glycemic, blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol targets together, was assessed at 6 months after the CAC measurement. Results: A total of 157 patients (female 45.2%, T2D 93.0%, mean age 61.7±13.3 years, mean DM duration 12.4±10.6 years, BMI 26.4±4.8 kg/m Conclusion: CAC is an effective tool for CV risk stratification among asymptomatic people with DM and could improve metabolic target attainment rates. Currently available clinical risk assessment models including diabetes-specific risk scores correlated weakly with results from CAC testing among Thai people with DM.

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Computed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Vascular CalcificationAgedAsymptomatic DiseasesFemaleGlycemic ControlHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisHypoglycemic AgentsasymptomaticCACcardiovascular risk assessmentcoronary artery calciumdiabetes mellitusDMThai

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