<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>There is a concern regarding the high incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) type 2 since it is a leading cause of mortality in those patients. Exercise treadmill test (ETT) is proposed as a suitable, non-invasive method for identifying asymptomatic patients with ischemic changes, who would benefit from pharmacological treatment, thus contributing to a reduction of adverse cardiovascular events. Therefore the objective of our study was to evaluate myocardial ischemia in asymptomatic patients with DM type 2 by performing ETT. The present investigation was conducted in Health Center Pozega during the year 2018. 40 insulin-dependent, aged 33.05 ± 2.01 years, with DM type 2 were included in the study. They had nor history nor symptoms of cardiac disease. All patients underwent ETT according to Bruce protocol, while 12-lead ECG was recorded and blood pressure was monitored. All patients had negative ETT results. Also no ST segment depression, no signs of insufficiency of peripheral circulation, no changes in heart rhythm, no symptoms by the central nervous system were observed. Additionally response of heart rate and blood pressure to exercise was within physiological range. These promising findings indicate that diabetes didn’t alter myocardial integrity and function, thus suggesting that coronary reserve in examined patients was preserved.</p></abstract>

There is a concern regarding the high incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) type 2 since it is a leading cause of mortality in those patients. Exercise treadmill test (ETT) is proposed as a suitable, non-invasive method for identifying asymptomatic patients with ischemic changes, who would benefit from pharmacological treatment, thus contributing to a reduction of adverse cardiovascular events. Therefore the objective of our study was to evaluate myocardial ischemia in asymptomatic patients with DM type 2 by performing ETT. The present investigation was conducted in Health Center Pozega during the year 2018. 40 insulin-dependent, aged 33.05 ± 2.01 years, with DM type 2 were included in the study. They had nor history nor symptoms of cardiac disease. All patients underwent ETT according to Bruce protocol, while 12-lead ECG was recorded and blood pressure was monitored. All patients had negative ETT results. Also no ST segment depression, no signs of insufficiency of peripheral circulation, no changes in heart rhythm, no symptoms by the central nervous system were observed. Additionally response of heart rate and blood pressure to exercise was within physiological range. These promising findings indicate that diabetes didn’t alter myocardial integrity and function, thus suggesting that coronary reserve in examined patients was preserved.

Exercise Treadmill Test in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy

Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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There is a concern regarding the high incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) type 2 since it is a leading cause...

Exercise Treadmill Test in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Published Online: Aug 27, 2020

Page range: 141 - 145

Received: May 14, 2018

Accepted: May 22, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2018-0051

Keywords
Diabetes mellitus type 2, Exercise treadmill test, Coronary heart disease

© 2020 Aleksandar Antonijevic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Exercise Treadmill Test in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Published Online: Aug 27, 2020

Page range: 141 - 145

Received: May 14, 2018

Accepted: May 22, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2018-0051

KeywordsDiabetes mellitus type 2, Exercise treadmill test, Coronary heart disease

© 2020 Aleksandar Antonijevic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Diabetes mellitus type 2, Exercise treadmill test, Coronary heart disease