Systematic echo-doppler screening identifies subtle structural and functional cardiac abnormalities in type 2 diabetes mellitus without documented cardio vascular disease: DIACAR a prospective study

ConclusionIn a selected population of DM2 without documented CV disease, cardiac function assessed by EF and E/e’ was in the normal range in nearly all patients. By contrast, subtle abnormalities of LV and LA morphology as well as 2D global longitudinal strain were found in a significant proportion of these asymptomatic patients. These results suggest that a systematic screening of DM2 patients by doppler- echocardiography with 2D global longitudinal strain is useful for the early detection of cardiac abnormalities.
Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research