Markers of subclinical vascular damage in young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus: the role of central blood pressure

Diabetes is a chronic disease leading to cardiovascular complications that can be diagnosed early as subclinical vascular damage. Marcon and colleagues investigated cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical arterial damage in young adults with Type 1 diabetes (T1D), finding associations between central blood pressure (cBP) and vascular damage. Their results suggest that cBP is a superior to peripheral blood pressure marker to predict vascular damage and future cardiovascular events. The results show that central vascular biomarkers can provide early indications of cardiovascular decline, enabling early preventative treatment to limit cardiovascular complications.