Clinical and instrumental characteristics of coronary heart disease in association with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Aim. To study the clinical and instrumental characteristics of the course of coronary heart disease (stable angina and post-infarction cardiosclerosis) in association with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Material and Methods. The study material consisted of 175 patients with coronary heart disease who met the selection criteria. All patients were divided into two groups according to the presence of diabetes mellitus: group I with type 2 diabetes mellitus (n=67) and group II without type 2 diabetes mellitus (n=108). Results. Patients with coronary heart disease associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus were older and accounted for 38.3% of the total group. Among the risk factors, arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and obesity were the most important in the compared groups. An analysis of the course of coronary heart disease in the compared groups showed that non-anginal or other symptoms (shortness of breath) were more common in the diabetics. According to the results of echocardiography, the size of the atria (left and right) was larger in the group of patients with diabetes. Conclusions. The study showed that patients with coronary artery disease associated with type 2 diabetes were older, had a higher body mass index and cardiovascular risk factors.