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An evaluation of myocardial function is necessary to assess the condition of a patient's heart. Although ejection fraction is used as a measure of myocardial function, many common cardiac illnesses affect the myocardium locally rather than globally. It may therefore be possible to determine the motion of the regional wall of the heart by evaluating myocardial strain. Studying the efficacy of CMR feature tracking in diabetics Type 2 To determine whether the use of MRI feature tracking is effective in detecting myocardial strain deformations in diabetics and healthy individuals. This study involved 80 patients, 40 of whom had Type 2 diabetes and 40 of whom did not, who were subjected to cardiac MRI and echocardiography. Post-processing was done offline using CMR feature tracking and echocardiography speckle tracking, followed by SPSS analysis of the data. T2DM patients and controls did not demonstrate any significant differences in the study. There was a significant decrease in the LV GLS and LV GRS values among T2DM patients (p 0.0001) as compared to normal controls. Where the LV GLS was in controls (-20±5) and diabetes (-15±2). The CMR-FT method is well suited for accommodating STE, providing additional information in clinical trials, which can be used interchangeably. This study recommends that feature tracking (FT-CMR) and speckle tracking echocardiography (STE-Echo) be incorporated into the clinical practices of hail hospitals due to their positive results in diagnosing myocardial deformation.

Background and purpose The effects of various exercise training programs on balance in older adults are well established. This study aimed to compare the effect of functional-task training with resistance training in improving balance performance in older adults. Methods A total of 100 community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years and above were randomly allocated into two groups: functional-task training (FTT) group and resistance training (RT) group. The FTT group (n = 50) performed functional task exercises and the RT group (n = 50) performed resistance exercises three times a week for 12 weeks. Balance was evaluated before and after the trial using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test. Results A total of 87 subjects who completed the study were analyzed. Both the groups showed a significant change in BBS and TUG test (p < 0.05) from baseline to 12 weeks. However, post-intervention analysis between the groups showed a significant difference in both the BBS and TUG test (p < 0.05), i.e. improvement in the FTT group was better than the RE group at the end of training. Conclusion Both the FTT and RT were effective in improving balance. However, the improvement achieved by the FTT group was better than the RT group.