Open AccessMyocardial Steatosis and Biventricular Strain and Strain Rate Imaging in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
Arnold C.T. Ng,
Victoria Delgado,
Matteo Bertini,
R.W. van der Meer,
Luuk J. Rijzewijk,
See Hooi Ewe,
Hans-Marc Siebelink,
Johannes W. A. Smit,
Michaëla Diamant,
Johannes A. Romijn,
Albert de Roos,
Dominic Y. Leung,
Hildo J. Lamb,
Jeroen J. Bax
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.110.955542
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ejection fraction , diabetes mellitus , diabetic cardiomyopathy , coronary artery disease , diastole , blood pressure , cardiomyopathy , endocrinology , heart failure
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy can quantify myocardial triglyceride content in type 2 diabetic patients. Its relation to alterations in left (LV) and right (RV) ventricular myocardial functions is unknown.