Ambulatory arterial stiffness index is associated with impaired left atrial mechanical functions in hypertensive diabetic patients: A speckle tracking study.

CONCLUSION: In hypertensive diabetic patients, increased ambulatory arterial stiffness index is associated with impaired left atrial functions, independent of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. PMID: 25592109 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25592109?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - January 7, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kalaycıoğlu E, Gökdeniz T, Aykan AÇ, Hatem E, Gürsoy OM, Çavuşoğlu G, Çetin M, Çelik Ş Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research