In:
Angiology, SAGE Publications, Vol. 58, No. 5 ( 2007-10), p. 535-542
Abstract:
The authors investigated silent myocardial ischemia in unselected consecutive middle-aged asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes without any evidence of coronary heart disease documented by treadmill exercise test. Ninety asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes (48 men; mean age: 49 ±6 years) were included in the study. Mean duration of diabetes in the study group was 4 ±4.2 years (range 1 to 21 years); 38% of the study population, diabetes duration was only 1 year). All patients were subjected to treadmill exercise test with Bruce protocol. A positive test was noted in 4 of 90 (4%) study patients. Two male patients (4%) and 2 (4%) women patients developed exercise-induced ST-segment depression, but none had concomitant chest pain. Diabetics with silent myocardial ischemia were older (55 ±3 years vs 49 ±6 years, p = 0.04) than those without silent myocardial ischemia. Also, diabetics with silent myocardial ischemia had higher fibrinogen level (372 ±51 vs 307 ±71 mg/dL, p = 0.04) than diabetics without silent myocardial ischemia. In treadmill exercise test, diabetics with silent myocardial ischemia had lower total exercise time and peak workload (375 ±30 vs 474 ±115 seconds, p = 0.04; 7.3 ±0.5 vs 8.9 ±1.9, p = 0.04, respectively) than without silent myocardial ischemia. Insulin resistance is associated with a variety of atherosclerosis risk factors. Exercise test findings show increased cardiac sympathetic activity and parasympathetic withdrawal in increased insulin resistance.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0003-3197
,
1940-1574
DOI:
10.1177/0003319707307765
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2007
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2065911-8
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