Possible early detection of coronary artery calcium progression in type 1 diabetes: A case-control study of normoalbuminuric type 1 diabetes patients and matched controls

Progression of CAC was increased in well-treated, normoalbuminuric persons with type 1 diabetes compared to matched controls without diabetes, suggesting that type 1 diabetes is a risk factor for short-term progression. This finding could explain some of the increased morbidity and mortality observed in persons with type 1 diabetes, but it does not specifically explain the increased CV risk in persons with CAN.