Left ventricular concentric geometry predicts incident diabetes mellitus independent of established risk factors in the general population: the Copenhagen City Heart Study.

Daniel ModinRasmus MøgelvangPeter Godsk JørgensenMagnus Thorsten JensenJelena P SeferovicTor Biering-Sørensen

Published in: Cardiovascular diabetology (2019)

Altered LV geometry may precede the development of DM. LV concentric geometry determined by echocardiography and the severity of LV concentricity evaluated as RWT are associated with incident DM in the general population.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
heart failure
glycemic control
computed tomography
acute myocardial infarction
pulmonary hypertension
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
mitral valve
type diabetes
atrial fibrillation
insulin resistance
weight loss
acute coronary syndrome