Silent diabetic cardiomyopathy in everyday practice: a clinical and echocardiographic study

Table 3 Left ventricular mechanic evaluated by strain and strain rate

	Control (N = 80)	Group I (DM) (N = 70)	Group II (DM+HTA) (N = 70)	Group III (DM+CAD) (N = 70)	p
S_long (%)	18.71 ± 1.86*^#¤	17.36 ± 1.80^Δ	16.31 ± 2.79	16.26 ± 2.84	<0.001
S_circ (%)	21.53 ± 0.99^#¤	21.25 ± 1.95^Δ	18.24 ± 3.43	19.07 ± 2.76	<0.001
SR _longE(s⁻¹)	1.25 ± 0.15*^#¤	1.00 ± 0.15	0.96 ± 0.12	0.98 ± 0.14	<0.001

S_long peak longitudinal strain, S_circ peak circumferential strain, SR _long E early diastolic longitudinal strain rate
Note: Longitudinal and circumferential strains are shown in absolute values
*p < 0.05 control vs DM; ^#p < 0.05 control vs DM+HTA; ^¤p < 0.05 control vs DM+CAD
^Δp < 0.05 DM vs DM+CAD

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