Left ventricular subclinical myocardial dysfunction in uncomplicated type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with impaired myocardial perfusion: a contrast-enhanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

Abstract Background Early detection of subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) is essential for recommending therapeutic interventions that can prevent or reverse heart failure, thereby improving the prognosis in such patients. This study aims to quantitatively eva...

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Main Authors: Xi Liu, Zhi-gang Yang, Yue Gao, Lin-jun Xie, Li Jiang, Bi-yue Hu, Kai-yue Diao, Ke Shi, Hua-yan Xu, Meng-ting Shen, Yan Ren, Ying-kun Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-018-0782-0