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The Prognostic Significance of Diabetes and Microvascular Complications in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

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Sandesara, Pratik B., O’Neal, Wesley T., Kelli, Heval M., Samman-Tahhan, Ayman, Hammadah, Muhammad, Quyyumi, Arshed A., Sperling, Laurence S.·2018·Diabetes Care

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OBJECTIVE This study examined the prognostic significance of diabetes and microvascular complications in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This analysis included 3,385 patients (mean age 69 ± 9.6 years; 49% male; 89% white) with HFpEF from the Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure With an Aldosterone Antagonist Trial (TOPCAT). Diabetes and microvascular complications were ascertained by self-reported history and medical record review. Microvascular complications included neuropathy, nephropathy, and retinopathy. Outcomes included hospitalization, hospitalization for heart failure, death, and cardiovascular death. Cox regression was used to examine the risk of each outcome associated with diabetes and microvascular complications. RESULTS Of the 1,109 subjects (32%) with diabetes, 352 (32%) had at least one microvascular complication. Patients with diabetes and microvascular complications had an increased risk for hospitalization (no diabetes: referent; diabetes + no microvascular complication: hazard ratio [HR] 1.18, 95% CI 1.01, 1.37; diabetes + microvascular complications: HR 1.54, 95% CI 1.25, 1.89; P-trend <0.001), hospitalization for heart failure (no diabetes: referent; diabetes + no microvascular complication: HR 1.51, 95% CI 1.14, 1.99; diabetes + microvascular complications: HR 1.97, 95% CI 1.38, 2.80; P-trend <0.001), death (no diabetes: referent; diabetes + no microvascular complication: HR 1.35, 95% CI 1.04, 1.75; diabetes + microvascular complications: HR 1.73, 95% CI 1.22, 2.45; P-trend = 0.0017), and cardiovascular death (no diabetes: referent; diabetes + no microvascular complication: HR 1.34, 95% CI 0.96, 1.86; diabetes + microvascular complications: HR 1.70, 95% CI 1.09, 2.65; P-trend = 0.018). When the analysis was limited to participants who reported prior hospitalization for heart failure (n = 2,449), a higher risk of rehospitalization for heart failure was observed across diabetes categories (no diabetes: referent; diabetes + no microvascular complication: HR 1.40, 95% CI 1.01, 1.96; diabetes + microvascular complications: HR 1.78, 95% CI 1.18, 2.70; P-trend = 0.0036). CONCLUSIONS Diabetes is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in HFpEF, and the inherent risk of adverse outcomes in HFpEF patients with diabetes varies by the presence of microvascular complications.

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Sandesara, P. B., O’Neal, W. T., Kelli, H. M., Samman-Tahhan, A., Hammadah, M., Quyyumi, A. A., & Sperling, L. S.
Affiliations
  • Emory University (US)
  • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Corresponding author
Sandesara, Pratik B.
Venue
Diabetes Care
Published
2017-10-19
Volume
41
Issue
1
Pages
150-155
ISSN
  • 0149-5992 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-5548
OpenAlex
W2765144120
Cited by
130
References
18
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FWCI
10.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Diabetes Care (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (F32-HL-134290)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
Keywords
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, diabetes mellitus, microvascular complications, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, prognosis, hospitalization, cardiovascular mortality, TOPCAT, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, cardiovascular mortality risk
MeSH terms
Aged, Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists, Creatinine, Diabetes Mellitus, Double-Blind Method, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Heart Failure, Hospitalization, Humans, Insulin, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Risk Factors, Stroke Volume, Endpoint Determination, Diabetes Complications

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