Prevalence of Cardiomyopathy in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.

ABSTRACT: Background: Diabetic cardiac muscle disease or diabetic cardiomyopathy (DbCM) comprises a set of myocardial lesions that are not associated with coronary atherosclerosis or high blood pressure. It is characterized by fibrosis and hypertrophy, which ultimately results in heart failure. Diastolic dysfunction (DD) has been shown to be the first manifestation of diabetic cardiomyopathy. Currently, there are few studies on the prevalence of diabetic cardiomyopathy in adult patients diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D). Methods: The study included 75 adult participants who underwent an echocardiogram. Data on their comorbidities were collected from their medical records and biochemical parameters were analyzed in blood and urine samples. Results: We found that the p

SUBMITTER: Fabila-de la Cruz OD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11432088 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature