Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Dr KK Answers: Should all pre diabetics undergo cardiac evaluation?

A case-control study has shown that in pre diabetic adults, insulin resistance is associated with impaired left ventricular diastolic function, and this association appears to be independent of BP, ventricular geometry, glucose tolerance status, total plasma lipids and obesity.

Source: J Cardiovasc Dis Res 2011 Jan; 2(1):23-8.

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