Association Between Diabetes Mellitus and Post-Discharge Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure: Findings from the EVEREST Trial
Why the study?
Does diabetes mellitus worsen post-discharge outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure with reduced EF?
Population
Patients hospitalized for heart failure with a reduced EF
Comparison
Diabetes Mellitus vs No diabetes
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports intensified post-discharge monitoring in diabetic HFrEF; leaves open regimen-specific effects on outcomes.
Structured PICO
Does diabetes mellitus worsen post-discharge outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure with reduced EF?
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Population
Patients hospitalized for heart failure with a reduced EF
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Intervention
Diabetes Mellitus
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Comparator
No diabetes
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Outcome
Post-discharge cardiovascular mortality (CVM) and HF hospitalizationshard clinical
Diabetes is associated with worse post-discharge outcomes (higher cardiovascular mortality and HF hospitalizations) in patients hospitalized for HFrEF, regardless of the diabetic treatment regimen used.
Cite This Study
Sarma et al. (2012) studied this question.