Rationale and Design of Heart Failure Prevalence and Evolution of Heart Failure in Diabetes Mellitus Type II Patients at High Risk (HF-LanDMark Study).

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are at increased risk for heart failure (HF). Accurate data regarding the prevalence of HF stages among diabetics in Greece are scarce. (2) Aim: The present study will examine the prevalence and evolution of HF stages among patients with type II DM (T2DM) diagnosed in the past 10 years, with no previous history of HF and at high CV risk, in Greece, as well as will explore the potential determinants of the development of symptomatic HF in these patients. (3) Methods: Through a non-interventional, epidemiological, single-country, multi-center, prospective cohort study design, a sample of 300 consecutive patients will be enrolled in 11 cardiology departments that are HF centers of excellence. Patients will be either self-referred or referre

SUBMITTER: Parissis J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10573953 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature