Arterial stiffness as an early marker of cardiovascular complications and approaches to delay the arterial aging in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus

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The authors discuss the pathophysiological mechanisms of early arterial aging in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and the possible approaches to prevention of the progressive increase in the arterial stiffness and diabetic complications.

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Arterial stiffness, pulse wave velocity, type 1 diabetes mellitus.