EVALUATION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION USING TISSUE DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AND HEART FAILURE

Purpose: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) may further impair diastolic function in patients with heart failure (HF) of any cause. The diastolic indices of tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) have been proved as a reliable and load-independent tool in the evaluation of cardiac function. The aim of this study was to assess these indices in the evaluation of diastolic function in patients with HF and type 2 DM. Methods and Materials: We examined 48 patients with HF and ejection fraction 2 and DT