Association of the KDIGO Risk Classification with the Prevalence of Heart Failure in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT: The objectives of this study were to determine the main characteristics associated with the presence of heart failure (HF) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and specifically to assess the association of the risk classification proposed by the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines with HF. The DIABET-IC study is a multicentre, observational, prospective and analytical study in T2DM patients recruited in Spanish hospitals. This work, which features a cross-sectional design, has been conducted with the data obtained at the inclusion visit. The main dependent variable analysed was the presence of HF. The predictive variables evaluated were the demography, clinic, laboratory testing (including natriuretic peptides) and echocardiography. Patients were classified acco

SUBMITTER: Gimeno-Orna JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8541098 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature