Arterial stiffness is not increased in teens with early uncomplicated type 1 diabetes mellitus
People with type 1 diabetes mellitus are at an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Studies comparing arterial stiffness between subjects with type 1 diabetes and nondiabetic controls have provided controversial findings. We investigated brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in 87 teenag...
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Veröffentlicht in: | European journal of pediatrics 2012-05, Vol.171 (5), p.855-858 |
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Zusammenfassung: | People with type 1 diabetes mellitus are at an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Studies comparing arterial stiffness between subjects with type 1 diabetes and nondiabetic controls have provided controversial findings. We investigated brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in 87 teenagers with type 1 diabetes mellitus and in 21 matched healthy controls. Our data show that baPWV was not increased in teenagers after a median illness of 5 years |
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ISSN: | 0340-6199 1432-1076 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00431-012-1679-7 |