Key result
This review summarizes the prevalence of chronic heart failure in patients with metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes, and how these conditions complicate CHF diagnosis.
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Patients with metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus without overt coronary…
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Review
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May support closer CHF monitoring in metabolic syndrome; leaves open need for prospective screening trials.
Metabolic syndrome and its components are associated with a higher prevalence and mortality of chronic heart failure, emphasizing the potential importance of early diagnosis.
Roberts et al. (2009) conducted a review in Metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and chronic heart failure. This review summarizes the prevalence of chronic heart failure in patients with metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes, and how these conditions complicate CHF diagnosis.
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