Effect of acute hyperglycemia on left ventricular contractile function in diabetic patients with and without heart failure: two randomized cross-over studies.

It is unknown whether changes in circulating glucose levels due to short-term insulin discontinuation affect left ventricular contractile function in type 2 diabetic patients with (T2D-HF) and without (T2D-nonHF) heart failure.In two randomized cross-over-designed trials, 18 insulin-treated type 2 d...

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Main Authors: Roni Nielsen, Helene Nørrelund, Ulla Kampmann, Hans Erik Bøtker, Niels Møller, Henrik Wiggers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3540097?pdf=render