Jelena Bogdanović, Milika Ašanin, Gordana Krljanac, Nebojša M Lalić, Aleksandra Jotić, Sanja Stanković, Nataša Rajković, Ljubica Stošić, Iva Rasulić, Jelena Milin, Dragana Popović, Ljiljana Bogdanović, Katarina Lalić
BACKGROUND: Hyperglycemia has detrimental effect on ischemic myocardium, but the impact of acute hyperglycemia on the myocardium in asymptomatic diabetic patients has not been fully elucidated. Thus, this follow-up study was aimed to investigate the effects and reversibility of acute hyperglycemia on regional contractile function of left ventricle (LV) in diabetic patients without cardiovascular disease. METHODS: The two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE), including multilayer strain analysis, was used for evaluation of global and regional LV function in asymptomatic, normotensive patients with uncomplicated diabetes, with acute hyperglycemia ( ≥ 11...
June 3, 2019: Cardiovascular Diabetology