Congestive heart failure associated with diabetes mellitus.
A case of typical congestive heart failure associated with diabetes mellitus is reported. The case was diagnosed on the basis of biopsy findings such as basal laminar thickness and of angiographically normal coronary arteries. The therapy, including insulin, resulted in normalization of electrocardiographic abnormalities and improvement of myocardial contractility.
Fukuhara
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First Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan.
Fujioka
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Kinoshita
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D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013318:Stroke Volume