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Diabetes. 2012 Jul;61(7):1822-30. doi: 10.2337/db11-1235. Epub 2012 Apr 12.

Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and subclinical cardiovascular disease in normoalbuminuric type 1 diabetic patients.

Diabetes

Ulrik Madvig Mogensen, Tonny Jensen, Lars Køber, Henning Kelbæk, Anne Sophie Mathiesen, Ulrik Dixen, Peter Rossing, Jannik Hilsted, Klaus Fuglsang Kofoed

Affiliations

  1. The Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. [email protected]

PMID: 22498696 PMCID: PMC3379682 DOI: 10.2337/db11-1235

Abstract

Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is associated with increased mortality in diabetes. Since CAN often develops in parallel with diabetic nephropathy as a confounder, we aimed to investigate the isolated impact of CAN on cardiovascular disease in normoalbuminuric patients. Fifty-six normoalbuminuric, type 1 diabetic patients were divided into 26 with (+) and 30 without (-) CAN according to tests of their autonomic nerve function. Coronary artery plaque burden and coronary artery calcium score (CACS) were evaluated using computed tomography. Left ventricular function was evaluated using echocardiography. Blood pressure and electrocardiography were recorded through 24 h to evaluate nocturnal drop in blood pressure (dipping) and pulse pressure. In patients +CAN compared with -CAN, the CACS was higher, and only patients +CAN had a CACS >400. A trend toward a higher prevalence of coronary plaques and flow-limiting stenosis in patients +CAN was nonsignificant. In patients +CAN, left ventricular function was decreased in both diastole and systole, nondipping was more prevalent, and pulse pressure was increased compared with -CAN. In multivariable analysis, CAN was independently associated with increased CACS, subclinical left ventricular dysfunction, and increased pulse pressure. In conclusion, CAN in normoalbuminuric type 1 diabetic patients is associated with distinct signs of subclinical cardiovascular disease.

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