PubMed ID:
12788993
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2003
Affiliation: DCCT/EDIC Research Group at Box NDIC/DCCT, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. dnathan@partners.org
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa022314
Authors:
Backlund JY,
Brillon DJ,
Cleary P,
Diabetes Control and Complications Trial,
Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications Research Group,
Genuth S,
Lachin J,
Nathan DM,
O'Leary DH,
Orchard T
Cardiovascular disease causes severe morbidity and mortality in type 1 diabetes, although the specific risk factors and whether chronic hyperglycemia has a role are unknown. We examined the progression of carotid intima-media thickness, a measure of atherosclerosis, in a population with type 1 diabetes.