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Advanced ECG analysis of cardiac function in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes—a pilot study

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Datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study, where not included in the manuscript, are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank all the participants and their families for their participation and contribution to the research study. We would also like to thank the pediatric diabetes nurses for their involvement and assistance in the study. Funding was provided by Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago.

Funding

Funding was via a University of Otago Collaborative Grant and the Department of Surgery and Anaesthesia, University of Otago Wellington.

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  1. Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Brooke Marsters, Benjamin J. Wheeler, Sara Boucher, Grace Macaulay & Barbara Galland

  2. Department of Surgery and Anaesthesia, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand

    Brooke Marsters, Bhija Shi & Peter Larsen

  3. Paediatric Endocrinology, Southern District Health Board, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Benjamin J. Wheeler

  4. Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago Wellington, PO Box 7343, Wellington South, 6242, New Zealand

    Dawn Elder & Esko Wiltshire

  5. Child Health Service, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand

    Dawn Elder & Esko Wiltshire

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EW, PL, BJW and DE had the idea and obtained funding. GM and SB undertook study procedures, under supervision of BJW, BG and EW. BM and BS undertook analysis and interpretation of data collected. BM, EW and PL undertook statistical analysis. BM and EW wrote the initial version of the manuscript. All authors revised the manuscript and approved the final version.

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Correspondence to Esko Wiltshire.

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The New Zealand Health and Disability Ethics Committee granted ethics approval for this study (Ethics ref 16/STH/22).

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Marsters, B., Shi, B., Wheeler, B.J. et al. Advanced ECG analysis of cardiac function in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes—a pilot study. Acta Diabetol 58, 1119–1122 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-021-01704-y

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