Subclinical perfusion deficits in patients with Type 2 diabetes detectable with Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

✍ Scribed by Anna Schmidt; David Lau; Matthias G Friedrich

• Publisher: BioMed Central
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 275 KB
• Volume: 13
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1097-6647
• DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-13-s1-p129

✦ Synopsis

Background

An estimated 200 million people worldwide have type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is recognized as an independent risk factor for adverse cardiac events, such as myocardial infarction. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death amongst diabetic patients. The subclinical pathophysiology of diabetic heart disease predicts global microvascular disease, prior to the onset of overt ischemic heart disease. Non-invasive screening methods are therefore important for risk stratification of asymptomatic patients. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR) is a valuable tool for the assessment of subclinical microvascular function in this high-risk population.