Aortic intima media thickness in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review.
Megan L GowBenjamin J VarleyReeja F NasirMichael R SkiltonMaria E CraigPublished in: Pediatric diabetes (2022)
Type 1 diabetes in youth is associated with higher aIMT compared with healthy control individuals. Longer duration of diabetes and major CVD risk factors were also associated with higher aIMT. Together, these findings provide a strong rationale for targeting modifiable risk factors in CVD prevention. Registered in PROSPERO on 8 August 2019 (CRD42019137559).
Keyphrases
- metabolic syndrome
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- glycemic control
- cardiovascular disease
- physical activity
- aortic valve
- mental health
- clinical trial
- left ventricular
- young adults
- pulmonary artery
- optical coherence tomography
- heart failure
- coronary artery
- cancer therapy
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- skeletal muscle