Background Right ventricular (RV) function has proven to be of importance for patient risk stratification in heart failure and is associated with sudden death and exercise limitation. RV dysfunction might play an important role in diabetic cardiomyopathy. We therefore assessed RV function and volumes using MRI in patients with otherwise uncomplicated type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and compared RV parameters with those of the left ventricle (LV).
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