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SUBMITTER: Haller MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3621084 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Haller Michael J MJ Stein Jennifer M JM Shuster Jonathan J JJ Theriaque Douglas D Samyn Margaret M MM Pepine Carl C Silverstein Janet H JH
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM 20090101 1
Fifty-one children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) participated in a double blinded, randomized, cross-over pilot study to determine whether 12 weeks of daily atorvastatin (20 mg daily) would reduce arterial stiffness and improve endothelial function. Secondary analysis demonstrated potential reduction of arterial stiffness following atorvastatin therapy (p = 0.06). Additional long-term prospective studies with larger numbers of patients are needed. ...[more]