EVALUATION OF CARDIAC SYSTOLIC FUNCTION IN ASYMPTOMATIC DIABETES PATIENTS AND ITS CORRELATION WITH DURATION OF DIABETES

Abstract

Echocardiography is a universally availabe and economical test for detecting early LV systolic dysfunction in normotensive and asymptomatic type 2 diabetic patients. This is a cross sectional study of such patients evaluating cardiac systolic function using 2D-Echocardiography. Ejection fraction and Fractional shortening are the two most sensitive indicators of it. Only 18% of patients had decreased LVEf and 6% showed reduced fractional shortening . Although longer duration of diabetes was positively correlated with reduction in systolic functioning of heart. Early identification of subclinical signs of heart failure by these noninvasive and less expensive methods may improve outcomes in type 2 diabetes patients.