American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 10 , Pages 1398-1401 , 15 November 2009

Findings from Left Ventricular Strain and Strain Rate Imaging in Asymptomatic Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

  • Arnold C.T. Ng, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Victoria Delgado, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Matteo Bertini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Rutger W. van der Meer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Luuk J. Rijzewijk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Miriam Shanks, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Gaetano Nucifora, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Johannes W.A. Smit, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Michaela Diamant, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Johannes A. Romijn, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Albert de Roos, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Dominic Y. Leung, MBBS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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  • Hildo J. Lamb, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Jeroen J. Bax, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: (+31) 71-526-2020; fax: (+31) 71-526-6809

Received 13 May 2009 ,Revised 19 June 2009 ,Accepted 19 June 2009.

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 Dr. Bax received grants from Biotronik, Lake Oswego, Oregon; Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Boston Scientific, Natick, Massachusetts; Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging, North Billerica, Massachusetts; St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota; GE Healthcare, and Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, California.

PII: S0002-9149(09)01334-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.06.063

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 10 , Pages 1398-1401 , 15 November 2009

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