Key result
Among 65 patients with diabetes mellitus and heart failure, all had other comorbidities such as coronary heart disease (86.2%) or hypertension (81.5%), and 43.1% had reduced ejection fraction.
Why the study?
Heart failure prevalence is elevated in diabetes mellitus, with diabetes being an independent risk factor via diabetic cardiomyopathy, but specific heart failure characteristics in these patients needed determination.
Population
65 patients with diabetes mellitus and acute or chronic HF at Sanglah Hospital
Design
Cross-sectional descriptive study
Authors
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High comorbidity burden in DM-HF merits clinical attention; leaves open whether phenotype-specific strategies improve outcomes.
Cross-Sectional (n=65)
No
In patients with diabetes mellitus hospitalized for heart failure, coronary heart disease and hypertension are nearly ubiquitous comorbidities, with HFrEF being the most common heart failure phenotype.
Paramita et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Heart failure and diabetes mellitus (n=65). Heart failure in diabetes mellitus was evaluated on Characteristics of heart failure. Among 65 patients with diabetes mellitus and heart failure, all had other comorbidities such as coronary heart disease (86.2%) or hypertension (81.5%), and 43.1% had reduced ejection fraction.
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