Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector566110.17750/KMJ2016-1000Research ArticleСardiovascular autonomic neuropathy as a diabetes complicationLatfullinI Aprofz@yandex.ruKimZ Fprofz@yandex.ruMingazetdinovM Aprofz@yandex.ruKazan federal universityKazan state medical universityCity clinical hospital №7151220169761000100218112016Copyright © 2016, Latfullin I.A., Kim Z.F., Mingazetdinov M.A.2016The article deals with one of the possible complications of diabetes mellitus - cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy as a variant of diabetic neuropathy. The basic pathogenic mechanisms of development of this condition and clinical manifestations depending on the patient’s age, duration and degree of diabetes compensation, are described. Diagnostic criteria for heart involvement in diabetes mellitus are discussed in detail, from asymptomatic course to sudden patient’s death, from instrumental findings to acute biventricular failure development. The main findings from patient’s work-up (ECG, echocardiography) are named. The principles of prevention and treatment of heart disease in diabetes mellitus are provided. Theory is accompanied by our own clinical observation and is illustrated with ECG. In the clinical case tactics of treatment and prevention of diabetic cardiopathy are suggested.diabetes mellitusdiabetic cardiomyopathyautonomic diabetic neuropathyсахарный диабетдиабетическая кардиопатияавтономная диабетическая невропатия[Глезер М.Г., Москаленко Н.П. Изменения в системе кровообращения при сахарном диабете. Научный обзор. М.: ВНИИМИ. 1983; 64 с.][Ефимов А.С., Комиссаренко И.В., Скробонская Н.А. Неотложная эндокринология. М.: Медицина. 1982; 208 с.][Левина Л.И. Сердце при эндокринных заболеваниях. М.: Медицина. 1989; 263 с.][Мазовецкий А.Г., Великов В.К. Сахарный диабет. М.: Медицина. 1987; 288 с.][Строков К.И. Варианты диабетической невропатии. Диабет. Образ жизни. 2009; (3): 7-9.][Duckworth W., Abraira C., Moritz T. et al. Glucose control and vascular complications in veterans with type 2 diabetes. N. Engl. J. Med. 2009; 360: 129-139. http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa0808431]