Assessment of left ventricular systolic function by tissue Doppler imaging in controlled versus uncontrolled type 2 diabetic patients

Aim: To detect and quantify early subtle left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction using Tissue Doppler Imaging in type 2 diabetic patients with apparently normal LV ejection fraction. Methods: Ninety age and sex matched subjects were enrolled in the study, sixty of them were suffering from type 2...

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Main Authors: Sameh S. Raafat, Ali A. Ramzy, Hany Demian, Hany F. Hanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260818300760