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Does cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy predict long-term arterial stiffness in patients with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes?
Does cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy predict long-term arterial stiffness in patients with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes?
Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy, lower HDL cholesterol, and smoking history are independent predictors of increased arterial stiffness 18 years later in patients with type 1 diabetes.
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Hypothesis-generating for CAN predicting arterial stiffness in childhood-onset T1D; prospective trials needed before clinical adoption.
Prince et al. (2009) studied this question.
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