title: Left ventricular systolic function in middle-aged patients with diabetes mellitus.
abstract: In cross-sectional studies of asymptomatic diabetic patients, multiple abnormalities in left ventricular (LV) function have been found. Long-term significance of these abnormalities is unknown because follow-up studies have not been previously performed. LV ejection fraction (EF) by radionuclide angiocardiography was examined in middle-aged control subjects (n = 44), in patients with insulin-dependent (IDDM) (n = 32) and non-insulin-dependent (NIDDM) (n = 32) diabetes mellitus at baseline and after 4-year follow-up. At baseline, all study subjects were free from cardiovascular disease. LVEF at rest did not differ between the groups at baseline. The decrease in LVEF at rest during follow-up was 1.1 +/- 1.1% (mean +/- SEM) in control subjects, 3.1 +/- 1.3% (p = NS, compared with control subjects) in patients with IDDM, and 7.2 +/- 1.4% (p < 0.01) in patients with NIDDM. At follow-up examination, abnormally low LVEF at rest (< 50%) was found in 7% of control subjects, 13% of patients with IDDM (p = NS), and in 31% of patients with NIDDM (p < 0.05). Compared with control subjects, the prevalence of an abnormal LVEF response to exercise (an increase by < 5%, or a decrease) was higher in diabetic groups at both examinations. This prevalence increased in control subjects from 10% at baseline to 26% at follow-up examination.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Mustonen
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Uusitupa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laakso
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vanninen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Länsimies
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kuikka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pyörälä
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002423:Cause of Death; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011875:Radionuclide Angiography; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin