Coronary artery calcifications and diastolic dysfunction versus visceral fat area in type 1 diabetes: VISCERA study

Type 1 diabetic patients (T1DM) experience a higher cardiovascular disease and mortality risk than controls. We investigated whether visceral adipose tissue (VAT) contributes to coronary artery calcifications (CAC) and cardiac dysfunction in T1DM.

Source: Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications - November 28, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Christophe E.M. De Block, Bharati Shivalkar, Wouter Goovaerts, Tim Brits, Ken Carpentier, An Verrijken, Viviane Van Hoof, Paul M. Parizel, Chris Vrints, Luc F. Van Gaal Source Type: research