Real-time Three-dimensional Speckle Tracking Imaging in Evaluating Global Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Poor Blood Glucose Control / 中国医学影像学杂志

ABSTRACT

Purpose To evaluate three-dimensional strain changes of the left ventricle in patients with type 2 diabetes and poor blood glucose control using real-time three-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (RT3D-STI), and to assess the correlation between three-dimensional strains and hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c). Materials and Methods Sixty-nine patients with type 2 diabetes and forty-two control subjects were recruited in this study. The patients were divided into DM1 group (patients with well blood glucose control, HbA1c0.05). LVM of DM2 group was higher than that in control group (P<0.01), but GAS and GLS of DM2 group were lower than those in control group (P<0.05). LVM of DM2 group was higher than that in DM1 group (P<0.01), but GAS and GLS of DM2 group were lower than those in DM1 group (P<0.01). HbA1c was negative correlated with GAS and GLS (r= - 0.773 and 0.465, P<0.01). Conclusion The reduced GAS and GLS of the patients with type 2 diabetes and poor blood glucose control may indicate damaged myocardial function.