Diabetes mellitus and heart disease
Singapore medical journal
;
: 370-quiz 376, 2013.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-359077
ABSTRACT
Diabetes mellitus is responsible for diverse cardiovascular complications such as accelerated atherosclerosis, increased plaque burden and diffuse coronary lesions. It is also a major risk factor for myocardial infarction, stroke and peripheral vascular disease. Here, we present two cases. The first patient had subtle changes in the ECGs, with severe coronary artery disease requiring coronary artery bypass grafting, while the second had deep T wave inversion in the ECG and was found to have normal coronary arteries and nonischaemic cardiomyopathy. Although ECG failed to show the severity of the disease, it is invaluable as a simple, noninvasive test to aid in diagnosis. Our two cases stress the importance of a high index of suspicion and the low threshold for investigations in the diabetic population.
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Edema
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General Surgery
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Therapeutics
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Biomarkers
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Coronary Artery Bypass
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Coronary Angiography
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Coronary Stenosis
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Diabetes Complications
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Singapore medical journal
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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