DOI: 10.36106/ijsr/2011974 ISSN:

A STUDY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES IN A TERTIARY CARE LEVEL HOSPITAL

Deep Goswami, Binod Kumar Binaykia
  • Applied Mathematics
  • General Mathematics
  • General Medicine
  • General Chemistry
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • General Medicine
  • General Medicine
  • Pharmacology (medical)
  • General Medicine
  • General Medicine

Introduction: One of the most signicant non-communicable illness public health issues is diabetes. Compared to 180 million in 1980, 422 million persons worldwide had diabetes in 2012. Diabetes contributed to 1.5 million fatalities in 2012 and an additional 2.2 million deaths were related to those with blood glucose levels that were higher than ideal, raising the risk for CVD. Aims: To identify any abnormalities in the echocardiograms of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients visiting the outpatient clinic. Materials and Methods: Result: In our study, 23 % of study population having HbA1c in the range 7 - 8.5%, 19.5% of patients had HbA1c < 7% and 30% of patients had > 17%. We found that the incidence of diastolic dysfunction is lower in the group of patients with HbA1c 7 - 8.5 and increased occurrence in groups with HbA1c > 8.5. Conclusion: The widespread medical condition known as type 2 diabetes leads to a number of consequences. It is a signicant contributor to cardiovascular mortality and the rise in heart failure incidence

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