Poster Session 1 - Imaging metabolic cardiomyopathy: abstract no. P637BACKGROUND: Patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with 2-5 fold higher risk of developing heart failure than those without. One of the proposed pathology leading to this is microvascular dysfunction. In concordance with this hypothesis, diabetic retinopathy, a specific manifestation of microvascular dysfunction, has been shown to be associated with heart failure in patients with T2DM. Nonetheless, the relationship between diabetic retinopathy with myocardial function is unclear. METHODS: 283 patients (mean age 63±9, 47% male) with type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) without history of cardiovascular diseases was recruited ...postprin
