Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Acknowledgements
Chapter 2. Abstract
Chapter 3. State of the Art
Chapter 4. Epidemiology
Chapter 5. Definition of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
Chapter 6. Aetiology
Chapter 7. Metabolic Factors
Chapter 8. Impaired Glucose Metabolism and Glucotoxicity
Chapter 9. Impaired Metabolism of Lipids and Lipotoxicity
Chapter 10. Increased Oxidative Stress, Increased the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species
Chapter 11. The Role of Transcription Factor 1 (Foxo1) To Control the Expression of Genes in the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
Chapter 12. Pathophysiological Mechanisms in the Development of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
Chapter 13. Pathophysiological Mechanisms in the Development of Diastolic Heart Failure
Chapter 14. Activation of Compensatory Mechanisms
Chapter 15. Diagnosis of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
Chapter 16. Clinical Characteristics of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
Chapter 17. Assessment of Left Ventricular Function
Chapter 18. Echocardiographic Analysis of the Left Ventricle
Chapter 19. Study Protocol
Chapter 20. Motive for Study Research
Chapter 21. Hypothesis
Chapter 22. The Aims of the Study
Chapter 23. The Specific Objective
Chapter 24. The Endpoints
Chapter 25. Project Description
Chapter 26. Design of the Project
Chapter 27. The Overall Concept of the Study
Chapter 28. Study Period
Chapter 29. Study Plan
Chapter 30. Study Population
Chapter 31. Characteristics of the Study Subjects
Chapter 32. Methodology
Chapter 33. Biochemical Analysis: The Methodology of Analysis of Selected Laboratory-Biochemical Markers of Cardiovascular Stress
Chapter 34. Clinical Study Evaluation: Statistical Analysis
Chapter 36. Dissemination and Recommendation
Chapter 37. Implementation
Chapter 38. Work Plan-Work Packages
Chapter 39. Results
Chapter 40. Comparison between the Echocardiographic Techniques in Terms of Detection of Diastolic Dysfunction
Chapter 41. Correlation between Clinical Characteristics and Echocardiographic Parameters
Chapter 42. Correlation between Demographic/Clinical Characteristics with Left Ventricular Function
Chapter 43. Correlation between Anthropometric Characteristics and Left Ventricular Function
Chapter 44. Correlations between Laboratory-Biochemical Parameters and Left Ventricular Function
Chapter 45. Correlation between the Glycemic Profile and Left Ventricular Function
Chapter 46. Correlation between Lipid Profile and Left Ventricular Function
Chapter 47. Correlation between Hyperlipidemia and Left Ventricular Function
Chapter 48. Correlation between a Marker of Inflammation CRP and Left Ventricular Function
Chapter 49. Correlation between Left Ventricular Mass and Left Ventricular Function
Chapter 50. Correlation between the Use of Statins and Left Ventricular Function
Chapter 51. Correlation between the Type of Treatment of Diabetes and Left Ventricular Function
Chapter 52. Discussion
Chapter 53. Literature
Keywords: Diabetic cardiomyopathy, Diabetes mellitus, Left ventricular dysfunction, Tissue Doppler Imaging, Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography.