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Relationship between Diabetic Control and Presence of Diastolic Dysfunction on Echocardiogram in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Bocirnea, Cristina
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1341505598

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2012, Master of Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Clinical Research.
Diabetes and heart failure are common chronic conditions in the elderly. The purpose of this study is to determine if an association exists between diabetic control, as evidenced by HgbA1c levels, and the presence and type of diastolic dysfunction (DD) in patients over the age of 65 with type 2 diabetes. Patients who had an echocardiogram showing an EF over 45% were included. The presence and severity of diastolic dysfunction, and HgbA1c levels within 3 months of the echocardiogram were recorded. Of the 654 patients evaluated with an echocardiogram, diastolic dysfunction (DD) was present in 40%; half of the patients with DD had grade I dysfunction, with only a small percentage having type III dysfunction. A logistic regression model of overall presence of diastolic dysfunction did not show a statistically significant correlation with HgbA1c; higher HgbA1c may be associated with type I DD, compared with higher grades.
Douglas Einstadter, MD (Committee Chair)
Mark Dunlap, MD (Advisor)
James Spilsbury, PhD (Committee Member)
47 p.
Aging; Epidemiology; Health
type 2 diabetes; elderly; diastolic dysfunction

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  • Bocirnea, C. (2012). Relationship between Diabetic Control and Presence of Diastolic Dysfunction on Echocardiogram in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1341505598

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bocirnea, Cristina. Relationship between Diabetic Control and Presence of Diastolic Dysfunction on Echocardiogram in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. 2012. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1341505598.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bocirnea, Cristina. "Relationship between Diabetic Control and Presence of Diastolic Dysfunction on Echocardiogram in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1341505598

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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