The growing incidence of diabetes mellitus and the continuing epidemic of cardiovascular disease associated with this ailment
have induced numerous investigators to seek evidence of pre-clinical disease besides trying to diagnose advanced stages of
disease. Although many of the techniques used in the general population to diagnose obstructive coronary artery disease have
proven of value, it appears that the overall diagnostic accuracy of these methodologies may be lower in diabetic patients.
Furthermore, in the presence of normal results the short-term event rate is considerably higher in a diabetic patient than
in the general population. In this chapter, we discuss the current evidence surrounding some of the most popular techniques
to diagnose coronary artery disease as well as some emerging techniques for detection of subclinical atherosclerosis.
Key Words Atherosclerosis - Coronary artery disease - Computed tomography imaging - Diabetes mellitus - Echocardiography - Prognosis - Stress testing