NIH R01 · 2025
Early myocardial remodeling and progressive kidney function decline in type 1 diabetes
SUMMARY A large proportion of the excess CVD morbidity and mortality experienced by individuals with T1D occur in conjunction with diabetic kidney disease (DKD), which is associated with a striking increase in the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart failure. The latter is frequently due to the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy – a diabetes-specific alteration of the myocardium. The etiologic links between DKD and cardiomyopathy are not clear, but preliminary data from our group suggest a pivotal role of the kidney function decline component of DKD rather than albuminuria. Specifically, using an MRI-derived marker of cardiomyocyte size, we have observed that patients with…
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