Left ventricular diastolic function, assessed by echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging, is a strong predictor of cardiovascular events, superior to global left ventricular longitudinal strain, in patients with type 2 diabetes

Conclusion
In middle-aged patients with type 2 diabetes, E/e' is a strong predictor of myocardial infarction and stroke, comparable with HbA1c and superior to GLS and LVEF.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - August 20, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Blomstrand, P., Engvall, M., Festin, K., Lindstrom, T., Lanne, T., Maret, E., Nystrom, F. H., Maret-Ouda, J., Ostgren, C. J., Engvall, J. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research