Background Essential hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are two common
chronic diseases that often coexist, and both of these diseases can cause heart damage …

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases the risks of heart failure and
mortality in patients with hypertension, however the underlying mechanism is unclear. This …

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) may induce epicardial coronary artery diseases
and left ventricular myocardial damaging as well. Left ventricular dysfunction was found in …

Background Previous studies reported that there was right ventricular (RV) systolic
dysfunction in patients with hypertension. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of …

Objective: We aimed to comprehensively determine the effects of hypertension on left
ventricular (LV) structure, microcirculation, tissue characteristics, and deformation in type 2 …

Left ventricular mass index (LVMI) increase has been described in hypertension (HTN), but
less is known about its association with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). As these conditions …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to compare cardiac MRI–derived parameters of
left ventricular (LV) diastolic function between uncomplicated type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) …

Background Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction commonly is observed in individuals
with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2 DM). We employed transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) …

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases the risk of worse long-term
outcomes in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM). However, the …

Background Early detection of subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with diabetes
mellitus (DM) is essential for recommending therapeutic interventions that can prevent or …