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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 23-28 |
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Spectrum of cardiac autonomic neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A North India perspective
Prativa Priyadarshani Sethi, Basavraj Jatteppanavar, Ravi Kant, Monika Pathania, Mukesh Chand Bairwa
Department of Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Correspondence Address:
Ravi Kant
Department of Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, India, 249203
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/JCDM.JCDM_17_21
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Background: Cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a known complication in diabetes patients but often remain underdiagnosed because of lack of proper investigation and long asymptomatic period. The study aimed to assess the spectrum of cardiac autonomic neuropathy prevailing among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients visiting a tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted as an observational cross-sectional study among the type 2 diabetes patients visiting the diabetic clinic. A total of 60 participants were included in the study, including both males and females, over one month. A cardiac autonomic neuropathy system analyser, manufactured by the Diabetik Foot Care India Pvt Limited (DFCI), Chennai (CANS 504), was used to screen for cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN). Results: A total of 60 patients were enrolled in the study. The mean age of the participants was 55.72 ± 12.62 (Mean ± SD). 38 (63.3%) of the participants were male, and 22 (36.7%) were Female. Early CANS dysfunction was seen among 21 (35.0%), Moderate CANS dysfunction in 9 (15.0%) and definite CANS dysfunction in 29 (48.3%) patients and only one patient had normal CAN study. Conclusion: CAN is a common microvascular complication highly prevalent among diabetes patients and may remain asymptomatic until an advanced stage, so screening of type 2 diabetes patients must be done at the time of diagnosis. |
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