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PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2013
Affiliation
Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Center for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Authors
Bluemke DA, Braffett BH, Cleary PA, DCCT/EDIC Research Group, Herman WH, Lima JAC, Low PA, Martin CL, Pop-Busui R
Studies
Citation
Pop-Busui R, Cleary PA, Braffett BH, Martin CL, Herman WH, Low PA, Lima JAC, Bluemke DA, DCCT/EDIC Research Group. Association between cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and left ventricular dysfunction: DCCT/EDIC study (Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications). J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 Jan 29;61(4):447-454. Epub 2012 Dec 19.

Abstract

The goal of these studies was to determine the association between cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) and indices of left ventricle (LV) structure and function in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) in the DCCT/EDIC (Diabetes Control and Complications Trial /Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications) study.