NPPB and Vascular dilatation: We determined the prevalence of echocardiographic abnormalities, including LV hypertrophy, RA and/or LA dilatation, and LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction, respectively, and their relation to P-NT-proBNP levels or significant CAD in asymptomatic type 2 diabetic patients with microalbuminuria that received intensive multifactorial treatment.