Prognostic Meaning of Coronary Flow Reserve in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Transoesophageal Doppler Echocardiographic Study
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Prognostic Meaning of Coronary Flow Reserve in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Transoesophageal Doppler Echocardiographic Study, MAHMOUD ADEL, RANIA EL-HUSSIENY, RANDA SOLIMAN, HOSSAM SHERIF and AHMED EL-SHERIF
Abstract
Background: Vasodilator stress echocardiography allows dual imaging of regional wall motion and Coronary Flow Reserve (CFR) on Left Anterior Descending (LAD) artery.
Diabetes may affect CFR independently of obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) through coronary microcir-culatory damage.
Aim of the Work: The authors sought to determine coronary flow reserve in diabetic patients versus non diabetics in patients with LAD stenosis ³50% with Doppler-TEE.
Methods: 30 patients with Proximal LAD stenosis ³50%, CFR was determined by dipyridamole stress trans-esophageal echo.
Exclusion criteria: Any acute MI, end stage malignancy, previous CABG patients, any contraindications for coronary angiography, dipyridamole or TEE.
Results: The mean CFR was 1.9±0.3 in non-diabetics and 1.7±0.4 in diabetics, univariate regression showed significant impact of diabetes on CRF where diabetes decreases CRF by 0.25, (p 0.044). However, multivariate regression explored no impact of diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, age, beta blockade, and statins use upon CRF but, beta blockade was found to have a significant impact upon CRF (OR: 0.608, CI 95%: 0.443-0.772, p value <0.001).
Conclusion: CFR on LAD provides useful information for vessel stenosis in both diabetics and non diabetic patients.