Low BP & HbA1c protective against incident CVD in Type 1 DM Patients: EURODIAB Study
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), such as myocardial infarction and stroke, are among the most important complications of diabetes. Although there has been a decrease in the rate of cardiovascular complications in type 1 diabetes populations worldwide, these diabetic individuals have a higher risk of complications than the general population.
In a recent study, researchers found that low HbA1c and low blood pressure (BP) remain the most predictive of and protective against incident CVD. The study findings were published in the Diabetologia on April 12, 2022.
The American Heart Association (AHA) published criteria for ideal cardiovascular health, identifying seven metrics: smoking, BMI, physical activity, diet, total cholesterol, BP and fasting plasma glucose. Previous studies have examined ideal cardiovascular health in people with type 1 diabetes, but the criteria and the thresholds used have not always been the same as those used by the AHA. Therefore, Dr Soraya Soulimane and her team conducted a study to examine CVD risk reduction in type 1 diabetes (1) for people with favourable cardiovascular health metrics and (2) by clustering these metrics.
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