Microvascular Complications Burden Affects Risk of Major Vascular Events and All-Cause Mortality in Type 1 Diabetes: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monia Garofolo ◽  
Elisa Gualdani ◽  
Rosa Giannarelli ◽  
Michele Aragona ◽  
Fabrizio Campi ◽  
...  
Diabetes Care ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. e79-e80
Author(s):  
José-Miguel González-Clemente ◽  
Gemma Llauradó ◽  
Lara Albert ◽  
Olga Giménez-Palop ◽  
Eugenia Berlanga ◽  
...  

Diabetes Care ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (10) ◽  
pp. e139-e141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monia Garofolo ◽  
Elisa Gualdani ◽  
Maria Giovanna Scarale ◽  
Cristina Bianchi ◽  
Michele Aragona ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monia Garofolo ◽  
Elisa Gualdani ◽  
Rosa Giannarelli ◽  
Michele Aragona ◽  
Fabrizio Campi ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Microvascular complications (MC) have been claimed to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease in diabetic subjects. However, the effect of MC burden on the risk of major vascular outcomes and all-cause mortality in type 1 diabetes is still poorly explored. We evaluated the relationship between microvascular complications burden and incidence of major cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in subjects with type 1 diabetes. Methods We recruited 774 participants with type 1 diabetes in a single-center observational study over a follow-up of 10.8 ± 2.5 years. Hazard ratios (HR) for cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause death associated with microvascular complications were determined by unadjusted and adjusted Cox regression analysis. Results Out of 774 individuals, 54.9% had no-MC, 32.3% 1 MC, 9.7% 2 MC and 3.1% 3 MC. A total of 54 deaths (7.0%) occurred. Death rate increased from no-MC 2.1% (Ref) to 1 MC 7.2% (HR 3.54 [95% CI 1.59–7.87]), 2 MC 14.7% (HR 6.41 [95% CI 2.65–15.49]) and 3 MC 66.7% (HR 41.73 [95% CI 18.42–94.57], p < 0.0001). After adjustments, HRs were: 1 MC 2.05 (95% CI 0.88–4.76), 2 MC 1.98 (95% CI 0.75–5.21), 3 MC 7.02 (95% CI 2.44–20.20, p = 0.002). Forty-nine subjects (6.7%) had at least one cardiovascular event, and cumulative incidence went from no-MC 2.2% (Ref) to 1 MC 5.0%; (HR 2.27 [95% CI 0.96–5.38]), 2 MC 26.8% (HR 12.88 [95% CI 5.82–28.50]) and 3 MC 40.9% (HR 29.34 [95% CI 11.59–74.25], p < 0.0001). Upon adjustments, HRs were: 1 MC 1.59 (95% CI 0.65–3.88), 2 MC 4.33 (95% CI 1.75–10.74), 3 MC 9.31 (95% CI 3.18–27.25, p < 0.0001). Thirty-five individuals (4.8%) had at least one coronary event, which cumulative incidence increased with MC burden (p < 0.0001). Conclusions In type 1 diabetes, microvascular complications burden increases in an independent dose-dependent manner the risk of major cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality. The presence and number of microvascular complications should be considered in stratifying overall cardiovascular risk in type 1 diabetes.


Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1694-P
Author(s):  
MONIA GAROFOLO ◽  
ALESSANDRA BERTOLOTTO ◽  
FABRIZIO CAMPI ◽  
DANIELA LUCCHESI ◽  
LAURA GIUSTI ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 89 (10) ◽  
pp. 17-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
L L Bolotskaya ◽  
E G Bessmertnaya ◽  
M V Shestakova ◽  
M Sh Shamkhalova ◽  
L V Nikankina ◽  
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Aim. To assess the time course of changes in the level of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) for 20 years after the onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and to compare its correlation with the development of microvascular complications, such as diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic nephropathy (DN). Subjects and methods. A total of 187 children with new-onset T1DM were registered in Moscow in 1994. During the 20-year follow-up study, these patients underwent regular check-ups at the Endocrinology Research Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, which included assessment of physical data, HbA1c 2-4 times a year, biochemical blood and albuminuria tests (once per year), and ophthalmologic examination (twice a year). A total of 155 people fully completed the 20-years follow-up study. Results. During the 20-year follow-up period after the onset of T1DM, 86 of the 155 patients developed microvascular complications: DR and DN in 86 (55.5%) and 24 (15.5%) cases, respectively; while DR concurrent with DN were noted in 20 patients. By the time of their last visit, 69 (44.5%) patients had no evidence suggesting the presence of microvascular complications. The level of HbA1c at the onset of the disease in patients who later developed the complications was higher than in those without complications (10.2±0.6 and 8.5±0.2%, respectively (p = 0.003). The statistically significant differences in HbA1c levels between the groups persisted during subsequent 15 years of follow-up, averaging 9.2±1.5, 9.7±0.9, and 8.1±0.7% after 5, 10, and 15 years, respectively, in the complication group and 7.1±0.3, 8.1±0.4, and 7.2±0.2% in the non-complication group (p < 0.01). Over the last 5 years of the follow-up, the mean HbA1c level between the groups was not significantly different, which at the end of the 20-year follow-up period was 7.8±0.3 and 7.4±0.6%, respectively (p > 0.05). The mean duration of T1DM, in which DR developed, was 9.6±6.2, 11.0±2.0, and 13.6±4.6 years for the non-proliferative, pre-proliferative, and proliferative stages, respectively. That of T1DM, in which DN developed, was 11.8±0.6 years for microalbuminuria and 16.1±1.3 years for macroalbuminuria. Conclusion. The 20-year clinical follow-up of patients who had fallen ill with T1DM in childhood showed that diabetic microangiopathies developed with the long-term preservation of poor blood glucose control (BGC) starting at the onset of the disease. At the same time, the complications progressed to more severe stages, despite a clear trend toward better BGC. This may be suggestive of the negative metabolic memory phenomenon, which necessitates stable BGC, starting at the onset of the disease, for the prevention of microvascular complications.


Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1572-P
Author(s):  
MONIA GAROFOLO ◽  
ROSA GIANNARELLI ◽  
MICHELE ARAGONA ◽  
DANIELA LUCCHESI ◽  
LAURA GIUSTI ◽  
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