Research Article, Int J Cardiovasc Res Vol: 3 Issue: 4
Demonstration of Early Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetics with Normal Exercise Electrocardiogram
Arif Cimen1, Ahmet Ekmekci2, Mahmut Uluganyan3*, Elif Ijlal Cekirdekci2, Fatih Selcukbiricik4, Faizel Osman5, Ali Elitok1, GokhanErtas2, Mehmet Eren2 and Huseyin Oflaz1 |
1Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey |
2Clinic of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey |
3Clinic of Cardiology, Kadirli Government Hospital, Osmaniye, Turkey |
4Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Capa Medicine Faculty Hospital, Istanbul, T Turkey |
5University Hospital Coventry, Clifford Bridge Rd, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK |
Corresponding author : Mahmut Uluganyan, MD Clinic of Cardiology, Kadirli Government Hospital, Sehit Orhan Gok Mah, TOKI Evleri DG4-B Kat 2 Daire 3 Kadirli, Osmaniye, Turkey Tel: +90 505 585 35 34, +90 328 717 77 77; Fax: +90 328 717 84 03 E-mail: uluganyan@yahoo.com |
Received: May 12, 2014 Accepted: June 09, 2014 Published: July 12, 2014 |
Citation: Cimen A, Ekmekci A, Uluganyan M, Cekirdekci EI, Selcukbiricik F, et al. (2014) Demonstration of Early Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetics with Normal Exercise Electrocardiogram. Int J Cardiovasc Res 3:4. doi:10.4172/2324-8602.1000173 |
Abstract
TDemonstration of Early Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetics with Normal Exercise Electrocardiogram
Endothelial dysfunction is considered to be an early marker for atherosclerosis. In the present study, we evaluated carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT), and coronary flow reserve (CFR) by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in type II diabetes mellitus (DM) patients that have no ischeamic symptomson treadmill test.