Why the study?
Do specific echocardiographic parameters predict future cardiovascular disease events in outpatients with Type 2 diabetes?
Do specific echocardiographic parameters predict future cardiovascular disease events in outpatients with Type 2 diabetes?
Echocardiographic parameters, specifically mean E/e' in men and global longitudinal strain in women, are strong predictors of future cardiovascular events in patients with Type 2 diabetes.
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May support echo for CVD risk stratification in T2D outpatients; leaves open optimal parameters and gender-specific value.
Jørgensen et al. (2018) studied this question.
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