Are microvascular degenerative complications associated with increased aortic stiffness in type 2 diabetic patients?
In type 2 diabetic patients, increased central arterial stiffness is associated with the presence of microvascular complications independent of other established determinants of aortic stiffness.
Metal ion levels are not useful as a screening test for identifying high risk patients because ion testing will either lead to a large burden of false positive patients, or otherwise marginally modify the pre-test probability. With the availability of more accurate non-invasive tests, we did not find any evidence for using blood ion levels to diagnose symptomatic patients.Cite this article: M. Pahuta, J. M. Smolders, J. L. van Susante, J. Peck, P. R. Kim, P. E. Beaule. Blood metal ion levels are not a useful test for adverse reactions to metal debris: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Bone Joint Res 2016;5:379-386. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.59.BJR-2016-0027.R1.