Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes – Effect of Hyperglycemia and Disease Duration

Heart rate variability (HRV) is reduced in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients, suggesting dysfunction of cardiac autonomic regulation and an increased risk for cardiac events. The aim of this paper was to examine the associations of blood glucose level (BGL), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and duration of...

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Main Authors: Mika P. Tarvainen, Tomi Petteri Laitinen, Jukka Antero Lipponen, David eCornforth, Herbert eJelinek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2014.00130/full