Open AccessLeft ventricular dysfunction in normotensive type II diabetic patients in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Sotonye DodiyiManuel,
Akpa,
Odia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
vascular health and risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.892
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1178-2048
pISSN - 1176-6344
DOI - 10.2147/vhrm.s44540
Subject(s) - medicine , port harcourt , cardiology , nigerians , socioeconomics , sociology , political science , law
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is on the increase globally. Cardiovascular complications, such as left ventricular dysfunction is a major cause of death in patients with type II DM. Prior to the development of symptomatic heart failure, subclinical left ventricular dysfunction (systolic and diastolic) may exist for some time.
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