Table 2 Myocardial lipids (MYCL), pericardial fat mass (PERI) and heart function in T1DM and controls.

From: Reduced hepatocellular lipid accumulation and energy metabolism in patients with long standing type 1 diabetes mellitus

 

T1DM

Controls

p-value

MYCL (% of w.s.)

0.45 ± 0.11

0.56 ± 0.3

n.s.

PERI (cm2)

15 ± 6

22 ± 9

n.s.

Heart rate (bp/min)

66 ± 9

68 ± 15

n.s.

EF (%)

67 ± 5

68 ± 6

n.s.

EDV (ml/m2)

55 ± 15

52 ± 11

n.s.

ESV (ml/m2)

18 ± 7

16 ± 5

n.s.

SV (ml/m2)

37 ± 8

36 ± 8

n.s.

Cardiac index (l/min/m2)

2.5 ± 0.6

2.4 ± 0.5

n.s.

Enddiastolic mass (g/m2)

64 ± 8

68 ± 11

n.s.

Peak E (ms)

313 ± 82

244 ± 55

n.s.

Peak A (ms)

216 ± 92

192 ± 59

n.s.

E/A ratio

1.66 ± 0.7

1.40 ± 0.5

n.s.

  1. EF: ejection fraction; EDV: enddiastolic volume; ESV: endsystolic volume; SV: stroke volume.
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