Evaluation of left ventricular systolic function in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with and without peripheral vascular disease

Figure 1 Line graph showing the differences in layer-specific global longitudinal strain and peak strain dispersion between normal controls, type 2 diabetes mellitus patients without peripheral vascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with peripheral vascular disease. ^aP < 0.05; ^bP < 0.01. GLSEpi: Global longitudinal strain of the epimyocardium; GLSMid: Global longitudinal strain of the middle myocardium; GLSEndo: Global longitudinal strain of the endocardium; PSD: Peak strain dispersion; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction; PVD: Peripheral vascular disease; T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus.