Early changes in cardiovascular structure and function in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at higher risk of early adult-onset cardiovascular disease. We assessed cardiovascular structure and function in adolescents with T1D compared with healthy controls and the relationships between peripheral vascular function and myocardial parameters.

Methods and results

199 T1D [14.4 ± 1.6 years, diabetes duration 6.2 (2.0-12.8) years] and 178 controls (14.4 ± 2.1 years) completed endothelial function by flow mediated vasodilatation (FMD), arterial stiffness using pulse wave velocity (PWV) along with M-mode, pulse wave and tissue Doppler, and myocardial deformation echocardiographic imaging. Systolic (113 ± 10 vs. 110 ± 9 mmHg; p = 0.0005) and diastolic (62 ± 7 vs. 58 ± 7 mmHg; p < 0.0001) blood pressures, carotid femoral PW

SUBMITTER: Bradley TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4754808 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature