Fig. 1From: Telmisartan improves cardiac fibrosis in diabetes through peroxisome proliferator activated receptor δ (PPARδ): from bedside to benchAn illustration of speckle-tracking imaging analysis in diabetic patients. a The longitudinal and b circumferential strains in diabetic patients before telmisartan treatment. c, d The improvement of longitudinal c and circumferential (d) strains in diabetic patients after telmisartan treatment. GLS systolic global longitudinal strain, GCS systolic global circumferential strainBack to article page