2006
Screening Asymptomatic Diabetic Patients for Coronary Artery Disease Why Not?
Miller T, Redberg R, Wackers F. Screening Asymptomatic Diabetic Patients for Coronary Artery Disease Why Not? Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 48: 761-764. PMID: 16904546, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseAsymptomatic diabetic patientsDiabetic patientsArtery diseaseSilent coronary artery diseaseStress single-photon emissionImportant coronary artery diseaseAnti-ischemic medicationNon-diabetic patientsClinical scoring systemAbnormal SPECT imagesSingle photon emissionCardiovascular eventsAggressive treatmentDiabetes statusPatient subsetsHigh prevalenceScreening programElevated riskHigh riskPatientsConsensus documentTrue prevalenceScoring systemDIAD study
2004
Cardiac Abnormalities in Diabetic Patients With Neuropathy
Johnson BF, Nesto RW, Pfeifer MA, Slater WR, Vinik AI, Chyun DA, Law G, Wackers FJ, Young LH. Cardiac Abnormalities in Diabetic Patients With Neuropathy. Diabetes Care 2004, 27: 448-454. PMID: 14747227, DOI: 10.2337/diacare.27.2.448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldehyde ReductaseBenzothiazolesCardiac OutputDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NeuropathiesDouble-Blind MethodEnzyme InhibitorsExercise TestFemaleHeartHeart Conduction SystemHeart RateHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhthalazinesPlacebosStroke VolumeThiazolesVentricular Function, LeftConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionDiabetic patientsARI treatmentCardiac outputStroke volumeCardiac abnormalitiesAldose reductase inhibitorExercise left ventricular ejection fractionAbnormal heart rate variabilityDiastolic peak filling rateAsymptomatic cardiac abnormalitiesGated radionuclide ventriculographyMaximal bicycle exercisePlacebo-treated subjectsDiastolic filling rateVentricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseaseValvular heart diseasePeak filling rateExercise cardiac outputLV stroke volumeHeart rate variabilityBlinded treatmentInsulin useArtery disease
2001
Cardiac responses to insulin-induced hypoglycemia in nondiabetic and intensively treated type 1 diabetic patients
Russell R, Chyun D, Song S, Sherwin R, Tamborlane W, Lee F, Pfeifer M, Rife F, Wackers F, Young L. Cardiac responses to insulin-induced hypoglycemia in nondiabetic and intensively treated type 1 diabetic patients. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2001, 281: e1029-e1036. PMID: 11595660, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.2001.281.5.e1029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCardiac OutputCatecholaminesChemical PrecipitationDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1DiastoleEpinephrineFatty Acids, NonesterifiedFemaleGlucagonGlucose Clamp TechniqueHeartHeart RateHumansHydrocortisoneHypoglycemiaInsulinLactic AcidMaleNorepinephrinePolyethylene GlycolsStroke VolumeSystoleVentricular Function, LeftConceptsType 1 diabetic patientsInsulin-induced hypoglycemiaNondiabetic groupType 1 diabetesDiabetic subjectsEuglycemic hyperinsulinemiaDiabetic patientsNondiabetic subjectsCardiac responseLeft ventricular systolicHealthy nondiabetic subjectsEquilibrium radionuclide angiographyDiabetic groupDiastolic functionVentricular systolicCardiovascular consequencesVentricular functionBlunted increaseCardiac outputGlucagon concentrationsPlasma catecholaminesRadionuclide angiographyInsulin infusionEuglycemic conditionsHypoglycemia