Abstract:Background: Insulin-induced hypoglycemia, the most common adverse event in people with diabetes treated with insulin, is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events. The effect of hypoglycemia on cardiac function has not yet been fully clarified. Our aim was to investigate the effect of hypoglycemia on left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and global longitudinal strain (GLS) in people with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and in healthy controls (HC).
Methods: We enrolled 15 adults with T… Show more
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