2007
Insulin Sensitivity, Vascular Function, and Iron Stores in Voluntary Blood Donors
Zheng H, Patel M, Cable R, Young L, Katz SD. Insulin Sensitivity, Vascular Function, and Iron Stores in Voluntary Blood Donors. Diabetes Care 2007, 30: 2685-2689. PMID: 17630263, DOI: 10.2337/dc07-0748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBiomarkersBlood DonorsCross-Sectional StudiesHumansInsulinIronMiddle AgedVascular PatencyVasodilationConceptsWhole-body insulin sensitivity indexFlow-mediated dilationOral glucose loadingVascular functionBlood donorsIron storesBlood donationBrachial arterySerum ferritinGlucose loadingInsulin sensitivityGlucose metabolismOral glucose tolerance testingProspective cross-sectional studyImproved vascular functionGlucose tolerance testingInsulin sensitivity indexVoluntary blood donorsCross-sectional studyHigh-frequency donorsCardiovascular riskAcute hyperglycemiaGlucose toleranceSerum markersTolerance testing
2004
Brachial artery reactivity in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and microalbuminuria (from the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics–Brachial Artery Reactivity study)
Papaioannou GI, Seip RL, Grey NJ, Katten D, Taylor A, Inzucchi SE, Young LH, Chyun DA, Davey JA, Wackers FJ, Iskandrian AE, Ratner RE, Robinson EC, Carolan S, Engel S, Heller GV. Brachial artery reactivity in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and microalbuminuria (from the Detection of Ischemia in Asymptomatic Diabetics–Brachial Artery Reactivity study). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 94: 294-299. PMID: 15276091, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.04.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAlbuminuriaBrachial ArteryCoronary Artery DiseaseC-Reactive ProteinDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic AngiopathiesEndothelium, VascularFemaleHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisProspective StudiesReference ValuesRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsUltrasonography, DopplerVasoconstrictionVasodilationConceptsEndothelium-independent vasodilationEndothelium-dependent vasodilationBrachial artery reactivityType 2 diabetes mellitusHormone replacement therapyDiabetes mellitusC-reactive proteinSystemic inflammationAsymptomatic patientsEndothelial dysfunctionIndependent predictorsReplacement therapyNovel atherosclerotic risk factorAsymptomatic Diabetics (DIAD) studyAtherosclerotic risk factorsPresence of microalbuminuriaFuture cardiovascular eventsSimilar baseline characteristicsDetection of ischemiaCardiovascular eventsBaseline characteristicsBrachial arteryVascular dysfunctionEntire cohortRisk factors