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QT Dispersion in Patients of Diabetes Mellitus without Manifest Cardiac Dysautonomia
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S.N.Chugh, P. Mittal, S.Kumar, K.Chung. QT Dispersion in Patients of Diabetes Mellitus without Manifest Cardiac Dysautonomia. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2011;24(2):65–66.
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The present study is aimed to detect this complication in diabetic individuals by measuring QT interval and its dispersion. 50 patients of diabetes mellitus were selected for the study. Cardiac dysautonomia was detected in 25 out of 50 patients. Further subgroup analysis revealed the fact that more the QT interval and dispersion severe was the cardiac dysautonomia. Table 1: Normal, borderline, and abnormal values of cardiovascular autonomic function tests with scores Original 66 JIMSA April-June 2011 Vol. 24 No. 266 response to deep breathing and 30th to 15th beat ratio. None of these patients satisfy the criteria of autonomic dysfunction.