Barlovic DP, et al. - Researchers investigated how severe diabetic retinopathy (SDR) impacts the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) via evaluating the cumulative incidence of various CVD events, including coronary heart disease (CHD), peripheral artery disease (PAD), and stroke, retrieved from registries, in 1,683 individuals with at least a 30-year duration of type 1 diabetes drawn from the Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy Study (FinnDiane). Observations revealed increased cardiovascular risk, particularly for PAD, in correlation with SDR alone, even without diabetic kidney disease, independent of common cardiovascular risk factors in long-standing type 1 diabetes.