Author Interviews, Diabetes, Diabetologia, Heart Disease / 22.05.2014
Heart Failure Linked to Increased Risk of Diabetes
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Malene Nøhr Demant
Department of Cardiology
Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte
Hellerup, Denmark
MedicalResearch: What are the main findings of the study?
Dr. Demant: Our study shows that increasing severity of heart failure is associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes. Increasing loop-diuretic dosage was used as a proxy for heart failure severity. Patients with the most severe heart failure were three times more likely to develop diabetes than those with the least severe. Patients who were also being treated with ACE inhibitors (angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors) had a less pronounced increase in diabetes risk.
Patients who developed diabetes were 16% more likely to die than those who did not develop diabetes.
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