Diabetic Retinopathy May Indicate an Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes—A Nested Case-Control Study in Brazil

Diabetic Retinopathy May Indicate an Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes—A Nested Case-Control Study in Brazil

Objective: Cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide, and diabetic retinopathy, the main cause of blindness in economically active populations, share clinical risk factors, and pathophysiological features. The aim of this study is to examine the association between diabetic retino...

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Main Authors: Laura Gomes Nunes Melo, Paulo Henrique Morales, Karla Rezende Guerra Drummond, Deborah Conte Santos, Marcela Haas Pizarro, Bianca Senger Vasconcelos Barros, Tessa Cerqueria Lemos Mattos, André Araújo Pinheiro, Felipe Mallmann, Franz Schubert Lopes Leal, Luiza Harcar Muniz, Fernando Korn Malerbi, Marilia Brito Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
cardiovascular disease
diabetic retinopathy
diabetes
type 1
risk factors
microvascular
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00689/full

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