Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, defined as an abnormal increase in LV mass (LVM), is an
important prognostic indicator and therapeutic target. LVM is often divided by body surface …

Objectives: To assess the relative progression of various cardiovascular risk factors
considering the duration of diabetes mellitus. Method: One hundred and ninety …

Background: Diabetes Mellitus is a common chronic endocrine disorder of insulin secretion
or function resulting in the disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism …

Diabetes is associated with deleterious cardiac changes that can lead to clinically important
cardiovascular (CV) disease. Yet CV risk estimation is sub-optimal in this group. This thesis …