Evidence for a Specific Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: An Observational Retrospective Echocardiographic Study in 656 Asymptomatic Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Table 2
Echocardiographic findings of the total cohort of type 2 diabetic patients, of those without hypertension and coronary artery disease, and of those with hypertension or coronary artery disease.
Total
Without hypertension and CAD = 157
With hypertension or CAD n = 482
LV systolic diameter, mm
29.5 ± 5.1
29.0 ± 5.3
29.7 ± 5.1
NS
LV diastolic diameter, mm
47.5 ± 5.3
46.7 ± 5.6
47.8 ± 5.2
<0.05
LV mass, g/m2
99.7 ± 27.4
90.8 ± 23.4
102.6 ± 28.0
<0.0001
Ejection fraction, %
67.1 ± 9.0
67.4 ± 9.4
67.1 ± 8.8
NS
Left ventricular hypertrophy (%)
181 (31.9)
33 (24.1)
148 (35.7)
<0.05
Left ventricular dilatation (%)
43 (7.3)
12 (8.6)
31 (7.2)
NS
Systolic dysfunction (%)
21 (3.8)
5 (3.8)
16 (4.0)
NS
Hypokinesia (%)
49 (8.1)
8 (5.3)
41 (9.4)
NS
CAD: coronary artery disease; LV: left ventricular; and NS: nonsignificant (). Data are mean ± SD or (%).
