Why the study?
Does type I diabetes mellitus cause early left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and increased arrhythmia risk in young patients with normal systolic function?
Population
174 subjects: 87 young patients with type I diabetes mellitus and 87 controls.
Comparison
Type I diabetes mellitus evaluated via… vs Controls (n=87) without type I diabetes mellitus.
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May support early echocardiography in young type 1 diabetes; leaves open causality, progression risk, and screening utility.
Does type I diabetes mellitus cause early left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and increased arrhythmia risk in young patients with normal systolic function?
Young patients with type I diabetes exhibit early signs of diabetic cardiomyopathy, specifically diastolic dysfunction and increased arrhythmias, which can be detected by echocardiography before any decline in systolic function.
Schannwell et al. (2002) studied this question.
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