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Impaired Myocardial Functional Reserve in Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus Without Coronary Artery Disease: Searching for the Possible Link With Congestive Heart Failure in the Myocardial Doppler in Diabetes (MYDID) Study II

American Journal of HypertensionPublished 1 August 2006
Satish C. Govind, S SAHA, L BRODIN, S. Ramesh, Arvind Sathyamurthy, Miguel Quintana
Citations38
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TL;DR

The addition of DM to HTN has a negative effect on LV systolic and diastolic functions, and a depressed myocardial functional reserve might be postulated as one of the pathophysiologic mechanisms for the excessive occurrence of congestive heart failure in patients with DM or HTN.

Abstract

The addition of DM to HTN has a negative effect on LV systolic and diastolic functions. A depressed myocardial functional reserve might be postulated as one of the pathophysiologic mechanisms for the excessive occurrence of congestive heart failure in patients with DM or HTN.

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Medicine