Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8652322 | Annales de Cardiologie et d'Angéiologie | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus has been associated with changes in the structure and function of the myocardium manifesting in the early stages of the disease as subtle systolic and diastolic dysfunction; myocardial strain imaging has recently been favored over dobutamine stress echocardiography for early detection of diabetic cardiomyopathy. We report a case of an elderly diabetic patient presenting with pulmonary edema in whom at rest echocardiographic parameters including strain rate were all within normal range, while dobutamine stress echocardiography induced a deep systolic deterioration unmasking an early-stage diabetic cardiomyopathy.
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Authors
F. Aboukhoudir, I. Aboukhoudir, S. Rekik,