Study on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction at a Tertiary Care Centre

Abstract

Introduction: - Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) represents first stage of diabetic cardiomyopathy. It precedes changes in systolic function and hence highlights the importance of early evaluation of ventricular function in individuals with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 (DM). Presently very few studies have been carried out in India to study the relation of LVDD in DM (type2). So the present study was undertaken to evaluate LVDD in normotensive type 2 DM patients.