Increased relative wall thickness is a marker of subclinical cardiac target-organ damage in African diabetic patients

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and covariates of abnormal left ventricular (LV) geometry in diabetic outpatients attending Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. METHODS: Echocardiography was performed in 61 type 1 and 123 type 2 diabetes patients. LV hypertrophy was taken as L...

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Autores principales: Chillo, Pilly, Gerdts, Eva, Lwakatare, Johnson, Lutale, Janet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2012
Materias:
Cardiovascular Topics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3721891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22447437
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2012-023

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3721891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22447437
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2012-023

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