Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in diabetic patients. Although exercise echocardiography (EE) is established as a useful method for diagnosis and stratification of risk for CAD in the general population, there are few studies on its value as a prognostic tool in diabetic patients. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the value of EE in predicting cardiac events in diabetics.
Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Endocrinology Division, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil. joselinasergipe@ig.com.br
