Tissue Doppler imaging is a sensitive echocardiographic technique to detect subclinical systolic and diastolic dysfunction of both ventricles in type 1 diabetes mellitus

Table 4 Correlation analysis between LV IVA/RV IVA and clical, laboratory and echocardiographic variables in diabetic patients

r- Pearson’s correlation coefficient
IVA myocardial acceleration during isovolumetric contraction, BMI body mass index, HbA1c glycosylated hemoglobin, HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL low density lipoprotein, UACR urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio, S’sept peak systolic mitral annular velocity at the septal part of mitral annulus, S’lat peak systolic mitral annular velocity at the lateral part of mitral annulus, E’sept peak early diastolic mitral annular velocity at the septal part of mitral annulus, E’lat peak early diastolic mitral annular velocity at the lateral part of mitral annulus, A’sept peak late diastolic mitral annular velocity at the septal part of mitral annulus, A’lat peak late diastolic mitral annular velocity at the lateral part of mitral annulus, S’t peak systolic tricuspid annular velocity, E’t peak early diastolic tricuspid annular velocity, A’t peak late diastolic tricuspid annular velocity

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