Why the study?
Is liver fibrosis associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Population
Patients with T2DM
Authors
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Should not yet change T2DM management; leaves open whether liver fibrosis independently predicts or causes diastolic dysfunction progression.
Is liver fibrosis associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Liver fibrosis may be an independent risk factor for left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, particularly those without systemic insulin resistance.
Lee et al. (2019) studied this question.
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