Type 2 & other diabetes

Comparison of right ventricular function and clinical outcomes in type 2 diabetes patients with and without obstructive coronary artery disease: insights from a CMR study

Cardiovasc DiabetolPublished Cohort study

Main finding · Future endpoints (multivariable Cox regression)Result — go to the resultHazard ratio 1.91 95% CI 1.06–3.44

Authors' conclusion

T2DM patients with OCAD showed distinct RV functional impairments and worse long-term outcomes compared to those without OCAD, including more severe RV systolic and diastolic dysfunction and a significantly higher risk of adverse clinical outcomes.

Study context

Population
Patients with T2DM with or without obstructive coronary artery disease, and control subjects246 T2DM, 85 controls
Participants
105 / 141 / 85
Exposure
T2DM with vs without obstructive coronary artery disease
  • T2DM(obstructive coronary artery disease (OCAD)+)n = 105
  • T2DM(OCAD-)n = 141reference
  • Controln = 85
Outcome
Composite of:
  • All-cause mortality
  • HF hospitalization
  • Overall composite outcome
Follow-up
Median 5.7 (3.1, 6.7) years
Methodological detailscardiovascular magnetic resonance
  • Cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Main finding

Future endpoints (multivariable Cox regression) · median follow-up 5.7 years

Hazard ratio

1.91

95% CI 1.06–3.44

P = 0.031

T2DM(OCAD+)vs T2DM(OCAD-)
HR 1.91 (95% CI 1.06–3.44); P = 0.031

As reported in the abstract

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Right ventricular (RV) global circumferential PS (GCPS), GLPS and PSSR-L

Decreased progressively from controls to T2DM(OCAD-) to T2DM(OCAD+)
all P < 0.05

Association of OCAD with impaired RV strain in T2DM

GRPS β
- 0.186
GCPS β
- 0.121
GLPS β
- 0.153
PSSR-L β
- 0.165
PDSR-R β
- 0.133

Original publication

Comparison of right ventricular function and clinical outcomes in type 2 diabetes patients with and without obstructive coronary artery disease: insights from a CMR study. Cardiovasc Diabetol. Published 26 May 2025. doi:10.1186/s12933-025-02755-z

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