Left Ventricular DYsfunction in DiAbetes

Left Ventricular DYsfunction in DiAbetes

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence, during the enrolment, of Left Ventricular Dysfunction diastolic and/or systolic in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 without known or documented heart disease history and recognize its predictive clinical, biohumoral and with non-invasive techniques parameters.

Inclusion Criteria:

• diabetes mellitus type 2
• absence of heart disease previously reported
• age >45 years
• Informed Consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• presence of heart disease previously reported
• diabetes type 1
• serious systemic disease, with an expected lifetime lower than 2 years
• no willingness to participate to the screening
• inadequate compliance to study procedure
• participation to other study