Population
86 consecutive adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus, mean age 46.9, 57% male. Excluded: congenital…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Association suggests cardiocerebral coupling via stiffness in type 1 diabetes; hypothesis-generating and should not yet alter practice.
In patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, increased aortic stiffness measured by MRI is independently associated with reduced systolic left ventricular function and the presence of cerebral white matter hyperintensities.
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