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May 19, 2009Preventive Cardiology

Left Ventricular Geometric Patterns in Normotensive Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Nigeria: An Echocardiographic Study

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Why the study?

Does type 2 diabetes mellitus affect left ventricular geometric patterns in normotensive patients?

Population

212 patients in Nigeria, comprising 122 normotensive type 2 diabetic patients and 90 normal control patients.

Comparison

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (exposure) vs Normal patients without diabetes (control group)

Design

Case-control

Authors

DODike OjjiPreventive CardiologyAAA AdebiyiUniversity College Hospital, IbadanOOOlulola O OladapoUniversity of Ibadan

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Implication

Associated with concentric hypertrophy in normotensive type 2 diabetes; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.

Structured PICO

Does type 2 diabetes mellitus affect left ventricular geometric patterns in normotensive patients?

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Population
212 patients in Nigeria, comprising 122 normotensive type 2 diabetic patients (mean age 55.0+/-8.5 years) and 90 normal control patients (mean age 55.4+/-8.7 years).
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Intervention
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (exposure)
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Comparator
Normal patients without diabetes (control group)
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Outcome
Left ventricular geometric patterns (normal geometry, concentric hypertrophy, concentric remodeling, and eccentric hypertrophy) assessed by two-dimensional guided M-mode echocardiographysurrogate

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is independently associated with left ventricular structural changes, notably concentric hypertrophy, in normotensive Nigerian patients.

Cite This Study

Ojji et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a90885355a9abd3b08419fehttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7141.2009.00033.x

Topics

Echocardiography
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