Open Access<p>Dynamics of Epicardiac Fat and Heart Function in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Initiated with SGLT-2 Inhibitors</p>
Author(s) -
Adina Braha,
Bogdan Timar,
Laura Diaconu,
Raluca Lupușoru,
L. Vasiluta,
Alexandra Sima,
Adrian Vlad,
Mircea Munteanu,
Alin Albai,
Daniela Cipu,
Romulus Timar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s223629
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , diastole , cardiology , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , stroke volume , cardiac function curve , adipose tissue , endocrinology , blood pressure , heart failure
The aim of this study was to assess the dynamics of epicardiac adipose tissue (EAT) thickness and total volume as well as that of systolic and diastolic dysfunction in a group of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) after initiation of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT 2) inhibitors therapy.