Assessment of the left ventricular function in normotensive prediabetics: a tissue Doppler echocardiography study

ABSTRACT Objective Several studies have shown that left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is increased in individuals with diabetes. However, there are scarce data about LV function in prediabetics. This study assessed the early changes in LV diastolic and systolic myocardial function in normotensive p...

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Main Authors: Murat Akçay, Abdullah N. Aslan, Hacı A. Kasapkara, Hüseyin Ayhan, Tahir Durmaz, Telat Keleş, Engin Bozkurt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2016-02-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972016000400341&lng=en&tlng=en