Protective effects of metoprolol and ascorbic acid during the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy

The existence of a heart muscle disorder specific to Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has been proposed, termed, Diabetic Cardiomyopathy (DCM). DCM is defined as the presence of an early asymptomatic diastolic dysfunction that eventually progresses to overt systolic dysfunction in the absence of ischemic or...

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Main Author: Saran, Varun Vivashan
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42141