Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	5476
Country	Slovenia

Received	2013-09-10 11:17
Peer-Review Started	2013-09-11 19:57
To Make the First Decision	2013-09-29 10:38
Return for Revision	2013-10-12 11:16
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Second Decision	2013-12-13 13:53
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-12-13 14:36
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Is diabetic cardiomyopathy a specific entity?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Mitja Letonja and Danijel Petrovič
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Danijel Petrovi?, MD, PhD, Professor, Institute of Histology and Embryology, Medical Faculty, University Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. daniel.petrovic@mf.uni-lj.si
Key Words	Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic cardiomyopathy; Pathogenesis; Diastolic dysfunction; Systolic dysfunction; Morphological changes; Apoptosis
Core Tip	Changes in metabolic signalling pathways via several mediators contribute to the pathogenesis of cardiac dysfunction in diabetes called diabetic cardiomyopathy (DC). In this review, the pathogenetic and pathomorphological changes leading to diastolic and systolic dysfunction in diabetes are discussed. Echocardiographic studies report on the association between diabetes and the presence of cardiac hypertrophy and myocardial stiffness that lead to diastolic dysfunction. More recently reported echocardiographic studies with more sensitive techniques, such as strain analysis, also observed systolic dysfunction as an early marker of DC.
Publish Date	2014-01-27 10:56
Citation	Letonja M, Petrovi? D. Is diabetic cardiomyopathy a specific entity? World J Cardiol 2014; 6(1): 8-13 Available from: URL: http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v6/i1/8.htm DOI: http:// dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v6.i1.8
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v6/i1/8.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v6.i1.8

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