First Author: A.Abdollahi IRAN
Co Author(s): A. Mirshahi M. Mahmoudi Z. Alami
Purpose:
Incidence of diabetes is increasing all over the world. Its
complications such as retinopathy and cardiac dysfunction are increasing, too. Because of high
mortality and morbidity of cardiovascular diseases in diabetic patients, we decide to evaluate the
prevalence of cardiac structural abnormalities and cardiac dysfunction in the diabetic patients with
non proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) and clinically significant macular edema (CSME).
Setting:
In this descriptive study, 60 diabetic patients with non proliferative diabetic retinopathy and
clinically significant macular edema enrolled
Methods:
In this descriptive study, 60 diabetic patients with non proliferative diabetic retinopathy and
clinically significant macular edema enrolled. All of them underwent echocardiography and
electrocardiography. Results were analyzed
Results:
Mean age of patients was 59.5±7.6 years old (range 43-75 years). Forty-one (68.33%) were
male and 19(31.67%) were female. Duration of diabetes was less than 5 years in 20% of cases while
21.67% had diabetes for more than 15 years. 40 (66.67%) patients had diastolic dysfunction while 4
(6.6%) had systolic dysfunction. Ventricular hypertrophy was reported in 27(45%) patients.
Conclusions:
Cardiac dysfunction is common in diabetic patients with non proliferative diabetic
retinopathy. Since most of them are asymptomatic, it is recommended to screen diabetic patients with
retinopathy for cardiac dysfunction FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE?: No
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