Intensive Diabetes Therapy and Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
David M Nathan,
John M. Lachin,
Patricia A. Cleary,
Trevor J. Orchard,
David J. Brillon,
JyeYu C. Backlund,
Daniel H. O’Leary,
Saul Genuth
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa022314
Subject(s) - medicine , intima media thickness , diabetes mellitus , type 1 diabetes , common carotid artery , tunica media , population , cardiology , type 2 diabetes , vascular disease , surgery , carotid arteries , endocrinology , environmental health
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.
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