Theilade S, et al. - Associations between arterial stiffness and early myocardial impairment evaluated with advanced echocardiography were examined. Higher arterial stiffness was independently correlated with early systolic and diastolic myocardial impairment detectable by advanced echocardiography in type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and without known heart disease. The researchers illustrated a relationship between diabetic angiopathy and diabetic cardiomyopathy (H-3-2009-139 and PROFIL-H-B-2009-056), although unable to demonstrate causality.