A STUDY OF CARDIAC AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY IN DIABETES MELLITUS AND ITS CORRELATION WITH QTc INTERVAL

Dr. P. Shakuntala; Dr. Kiran Teja Varigonda

Volume : IX, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

A STUDY OF CARDIAC AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY IN DIABETES MELLITUS AND ITS CORRELATION WITH QTc INTERVAL

Dr. P. Shakuntala, Dr. Kiran Teja Varigonda

Abstract :

Only cases with typical symptoms and signs were included. Age group of less than 16 years was not included. Objectives To study the prevalence and association of cardiac autonomic neuropathy in diabetic with Corrected QT interval. Methods All patients of type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus admitted in Department of General Medicine, Government General Hospital, Nizamabad were taken for the study considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results Out of the 100 patients 76 (76%) were males and 24 (24%) were females. CAN was present in 56 patients (56%) out of 100 patients. This correlated with prevalence of CAN as stated by other studies. QTC interval was more prolonged in diabetic patients with severe CAN (467.14 ± 45.44 ms. 64 out of 100 diabetics had one or the other symptoms attrituable to autonomic neuropathy.