Research Finds Lower Heart Disease Risk in Type 1 Diabetes Compared to Type 2 - Video

A new study published in Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions has revealed a lower risk of cardiovascular events for patients with Type 1 diabetes compared to those with Type 2 diabetes.

For the study, researchers examined the Veradigm Metabolic Registry, which includes longitudinal records of 1.5 million individuals from over 700 facilities. The analysis identified nearly 6,000 people with Type 1 diabetes and compared their cardiovascular event rates to those of people with Type 2 diabetes. When controlling for confounders, the results showed that people with Type 1 diabetes had lower rates of

myocardial infarction (MI), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), stroke, and limb ischemia compared to people with Type 2 diabetes. There was no significant difference in the rates of bypass surgery between the two groups.

“The study's findings suggest that the cardiovascular risk associated with Type 1 diabetes is lower than previously thought, which has important implications for managing these patients. Our findings indicate that Type 1 diabetes is associated with a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular events compared to Type 2 diabetes, even after adjusting for various confounders such as age, diabetes control, and kidney function,” said Andrew M. Goldsweig, MD, MSc, FSCAI, director of cardiovascular clinical research at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. “The power of big data amplifies the results: With the enormous population included in this analysis, we were able to identify a large number of people with Type 1 diabetes and compare them to those with Type 2 diabetes, providing a comprehensive understanding of the differences in cardiovascular risk."

Reference: Cardiovascular Event Prevalence in Type 1 Versus Type 2 Diabetes: Veradigm Metabolic Registry Insights, Goldsweig, Andrew M. et al., Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, Volume 0, Issue 0, 102502