The clinical meaning of checking the patients with diabetes by color dopplor ultrasoundraphy.

Objective:To study association between diabetes and carotid atherosclerosis and its correlating with heart,brain and blood vessel disease by color Doppler in senile patients with diabrtes. Methods:72 patients with diabetes and 50 patients contra matched for the same age, Using Color Doppler for checking the diameter of carotid and intima-media and thickness(IMT), Blood flow characteristics and velocity of Common Carotid, internal and externat carotid artery and detecting weather to has palque in the wall of carotid arteries and the size and characteristics of plaque. Results: Compared with contra group, in diabetes group, the inner - wall of the carotid arteries were more rough, IMT and atheromatous plaque increase 7 cases with myocardial infarction were more obviously searched to have thicker IMT and sclerosed plague. Conclusions:For patients with diabetes,Color Doppler has important clinical value for diagnosing the carotid atherosclerosis, carotid atherosclerosis is more clearly observed and closely relationship with heart brain and vessel diseases.