Relation of Hemoglobin A1c to myocardial acoustic densitometry and left ventricular diastolic function in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and without evident heart disease.

Aim: The aim of the study was to detect the echocardiographic sensitive indexes for prediction of the subclinical cardiac dysfunction and to evaluate the relation between Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and myocardial acoustic densitometry as well as cardiac function.

Methods: Fifty DM2 patients (48.5+/-8.