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SUBMITTER: Wu MZ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7687743 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wu Mei-Zhen MZ Lee Chi-Ho CH Chen Yan Y Yu Shuk-Yin SY Yu Yu-Juan YJ Ren Qing-Wen QW Fong Ho-Yi Carol HC Wong Pui-Fai PF Tse Hung-Fat HF Lam Siu-Ling Karen SK Yiu Kai-Hang KH
Cardiovascular diabetology 20201124 1
<h4>Background</h4>The relationship between adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (AFABP) and cardiac remodelling has been reported in cross-sectional studies, although with conflicting results. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction, as well as elevated circulating AFABP levels. Here we investigated prospectively the association between AFABP with the longitudinal changes of cardiac remodelling and diastolic dysfunction in T ...[more]