The presence of lung cavities was found to be a more important determinant of the treatment outcomes than that of diabetes per se in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.

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Purpose Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide noninvasive and accurate quantitative assessment of the left ventricular (LV) structure and function. We investigated the association between LV MRI measures and glycemic control in patients with old myocardial infarction (OMI). Materials and methods The study population consisted of 51 OMI patients. By using a 1.5-T MRI scanner, we acquired cine MRI and late gadolinium-enhanced MRI. We calculated the LV volume, LV mass (LVM), LV function and percentage of infarcted myocardial volume over the total LV myocardial volume (%LGE). Patients were allocated to three groups: normal glucose tolerance (NGT), n = 9; impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)/impaired fasting glucose (IFG), n = 15; diabetes mellitus (DM), n = 27; respectively. Results LVM was significantly increased in the DM group compared with the NGT group (p = 0.002). Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that HbA1c levels were significantly and independently associated with LVM after adjustment for risk factors of congestive heart failure and %LGE (p = 0.009). The LV ejection fraction (EF) was not associated with HbA1c levels. Conclusion Our findings suggest that glucose tolerance in patients with OMI may be associated with LV wall thickness. LVM calculation by cine MRI might be useful for longitudinal follow-up of the effect of diabetic treatment on OMI patients.