Early detection of diabetic cardiomyopathy: usefulness of tissue Doppler imaging
Early detection of diabetic cardiomyopathy: usefulness of tissue Doppler imaging
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1464-5491.2005.01685.x
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发表时间:
2005-12-01
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Sibilio, G
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作者:
Bonito, P;Moio, N;Sibilio, G
Objective The aim of the study was to evaluate whether tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) detects a pre-clinical impairment of diastolic function in subjects with Type 2 diabetes with short duration of disease and normal cardiac function with conventional echocardiography (CE), and whether echocardiographic parameters are related to metabolic abnormalities.Patients and methods We studied 40 non-obese, normotensive, uncomplicated Type 2 diabetic subjects with short duration of disease and 20 control subjects. All participants underwent both CE and TDI echocardiography. With TDI, early velocity (Ea), atrial velocity (Aa), their ratio (Ea/Aa) and systolic velocity (Sa) were measured at the lateral corner of mitral annulus. Glycosylated haemoglobin, fasting plasma glucose and insulin were determined and homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR), as an index of insulin resistance, was calculated.Results Cardiac function with CE was similar in the two groups. Using TDI, diabetic subjects showed a lower Ea velocity (15.5 +/- 3.9 vs. 19.4 +/- 3.5 cm/s, P < 0.0001), an increased Aa velocity (15.5 +/- 2.4 vs. 14.1 +/- 2.4 cm/s, P < 0.05) and a reduced Ea/Aa ratio (1.00 +/- 0.2 vs. 1.39 +/- 0.3, P < 0.0001), compared with control subjects. Linear regression analysis in the diabetic group showed that only HOMA-IR was negatively associated with Ea/Aa ratio (P = 0.026). No significant association was observed with other metabolic variables.Conclusion An early stage of diabetic cardiomyopathy can be evidenced by TDI in Type 2 diabetic subjects even in the presence of a normal cardiac function with CE. This abnormality is associated with insulin resistance.