Commentary on Risk Factors for First and Subsequent CVD Events in Type 1 Diabetes: The DCCT/EDIC Study

AbstractType 1 diabetes patients are well known to have a higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Livingstone SJ et al.1 analyzed the data of 26,026 type 1 diabetes patients in the Scottish nationwide diabetes register during 2005 ‐2007 and found that the contemporary relative risk of coronary heart disease and stroke in type 1 diabetes patients remains exceptionally high when compared to the general population, although the absolute incidence of CVD was lower than previously reported.
Source: Journal of Diabetes Investigation - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research