Open AccessCorrelation between 2D Echocardiography and Multidetector Row CT for Early Detection of Diastolic Dysfunction in Normotensive Diabetic Patients
Author(s) -
Vikas Agrawal,
Arpit Agrawal,
Amit Nandan Dhar Dwivedi,
Kamalakar Tripathi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/20744.8348
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , diastole , cardiology , doppler echocardiography , diabetic cardiomyopathy , tissue doppler echocardiography , doppler imaging , diastolic function , cardiomyopathy , radiology , heart failure , blood pressure
Abnormalities in diastolic function are considered early signs of diabetic cardiomyopathy. Two dimensional echocardiography with Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) has been used most commonly to evaluate diastolic left ventricular function.