Electrocardiographic Abnormalities and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Type 1 Diabetes: The Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We examined the association between the prevalence and incidence of electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities and the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with type 1 diabetes, among whom these ECG abnormalities are common.

Research design and methods

We conducted a longitudinal cohort study involving 1,306 patients with type 1 diabetes (mean age 35.5 ± 6.9 years; 47.7% female) from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (DCCT/EDIC) Study. ECG abnormalities were defined by the Minnesota Code ECG classification as major, minor, or no abnormality. CVD events were defined as the first occurrence of myocardial infarction, stroke, confirmed angina, coronary artery revascularization, congest

SUBMITTER: Soliman EZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5439417 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature