scholarly journals Clinical and echocardiographic management of patients with Chronic Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: the SCODIAC Follow up Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariarosaria De Luca ◽  
Giorgio Bosso ◽  
Antonio Valvano ◽  
Vincenzo Guardasole ◽  
Amodio Botta ◽  
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Abstract Background SCODIAC study revealed an increasing use of SGLT2 inhibitors in 123 patients affected with Heart Failure (HF) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), referred to Cardiologists and Diabetologists of the pertaining healthcare districts. SCODIAC Follow Up, the second phase of the program, has been carried out to determine diagnostic and therapeutic pathways in a larger group of HF diabetic patients and to verify whether the use of innovative antidiabetic therapies could modify echocardiographic parameters and influence cardiological therapy. Methods 406 patients affected with HF and T2DM, referred to Cardiologists and Diabetologists of pertaining healthcare districts in Campania, and followed for at least one year between 2018 and 2019, were enrolled in this retrospective study and divided in Group A, composed of 136 HF diabetic patients with preserved Ejection Fraction (HF-pEF) (> 45%) and Group B, formed of 270 HF diabetic patients with reduced EF (HF-rEF) (≤ 45%). All patients had performed periodic clinical evaluations and an echocardiographic exam every 12 months. Anthropometric parameters, HF etiology, co-morbidities, complications and ongoing therapies were collected. Results The clinical and laboratory parameters and the treatments adopted were assessed at beginning and after 12 months of treatment. The antidiabetic therapies resulted modified after one year with a greater use of GLP1 AR, gliptins and SGLT2i. Cardiological therapy resulted also modified with a greater use of ARNI and a reduction of ACE inhibitors and ARBs in HF-rEF patients. At the end of the study echocardiography E velocity, A velocity and E/E’ ratio resulted markedly reduced in 25 HF-pEF patients and in 60 HF-rEF patients treated with SGLT2i, in respect to both the whole sample of subjects at beginning and the other diabetic patients, while LAVi resulted reduced only in HF-pEF patients and EF increased only in HF-rEF patients. Conclusions The approach to the patients with HF and T2DM must necessarily take place in the healthcare districts and be multidisciplinary and integrated in order to tailor therapy to the characteristics of the patient. SGLT2i could improve left ventricular function in HF-rEF patients and modify cardiological therapeutic approach, almost in this setting of patients. Trial registration: The protocol was approved by the University of Naples Federico II Ethics Committee and registered at ClinicalTrial.gov (CT04375943). The principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki were followed.

Author(s):  
Swapnil Jain ◽  
C. L. Nawal ◽  
Amandeep Singh ◽  
Radhey Shyam Chejara ◽  
Sagar Barasara ◽  
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Background: Diastolic dysfunction in patients suffering from diabetes mellitus represents an earlier stage in the natural history of cardiomyopathy. This study was done to assess the left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in recently diagnosed (<5yr) Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Echocardiography and also to determine association of glycemic status (by HBA1c levels) with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD).Methods: An observational descriptive study involving 100 diabetic patients, taken on first come first serve basis after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. In all the subjects, other than routine investigations, HbA1c was estimated and echocardiography was done to evaluate LVDD.Results: Mean value of HbA1c in the study was 8.31+ 1.408 %. 63 out of 100 subjects had LVDD. There was significant positive correlation between HbA1c and LVDD (p value <0.001). As HbA1c increased, severity of LVDD increased. In this study, as BMI increased, HbA1c and LVDD increased & both findings were statistically significant (p value =0.001).Conclusion: Our study indicates that myocardial damage in patients with diabetes affects diastolic function before systolic function &higher HbA1C level is strongly associated with presence of LVDD. Patients should be advised strict control of diabetes in order to reduce the risk for developing LVDD which is a precursor for more advanced disease.Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Diastolic dysfunction, BMI, HbA1c


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Polovina ◽  
I Milinkovic ◽  
G Krljanac ◽  
I Veljic ◽  
I Petrovic-Djordjevic ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) portends adverse prognosis in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Whether T2DM independently increases the risk of incident heart failure (HF) in AF is uncertain. Also, HF phenotype developing in patients with vs. those without T2DM has not been characterised. Purpose In AF patients without a history of prior HF, we aimed to assess: 1) the impact of T2DM on the risk of new-onset HF; and 2) the association between T2DM and HF phenotype developing during the prospective follow-up. Methods We included diabetic and non-diabetic AF patients, without a history of HF. Baseline T2DM status was inferred from medical history, haemoglobin A1c levels and oral glucose tolerance test. Study outcome was the first hospital admission or emergency department treatment for new-onset HF during the prospective follow-up. The phenotype of new-onset HF was determined by echocardiographic exam performed following clinical stabilisation (at hospital discharge, or within a month after HF diagnosis). HF phenotype was defined as HFrEF (left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] <40%), HFmrEF (LVEF 40–49%) or HFpEF (LVEF≥50%). Cox regression analyses adjusted for age, sex, baseline LVEF, comorbidities, smoking status, alcohol intake, AF type (paroxysmal vs. non-paroxysmal) and T2DM treatment was used to analyse the association between T2DM and incident HF. Results Among 1,288 AF patients without prior HF (mean age: 62.1±12.7 years; 61% male), T2DM was present in 16.5%. Diabetic patients had higher mean baseline LVEF compared with nondiabetic patients (50.0±6.2% vs. 57.6±9.0%; P<0.001). During the median 5.5-year follow-up, new-onset HF occurred in 12.4% of patients (incidence rate, 2.9; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.5–3.3 per 100 patient-years). Compared with non-diabetic patients, those with T2DM had a hazard ratio of 2.1 (95% CI, 1.6–2.8; P<0.001) for new-onset HF, independent of baseline LVEF or other factors. In addition, diabetic patients had a significantly greater decline in covariate-adjusted mean LVEF (−10.4%; 95% CI, −9.8% to −10.8%) at follow-up, compared with nondiabetic patients (−4.0%; 95% CI, −3.8% to −4.2%), P<0.001. The distribution of HF phenotypes at follow-up is presented in Figure. Among patients with T2DM, HFrEF (56.9%) was the most common phenotype of HF, whereas in patients without T2DM, HF mostly took the phenotype of HFpEF (75.0%). Conclusions T2DM is associated with an independent risk of new-onset HF in patients with AF and confers a greater decline in LVEF compared to individuals without T2DM. HFrEF was the most prevalent presenting phenotype of HF in AF patients with T2DM.


2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-215
Author(s):  
Bimal K Agrawal ◽  
Parul Jain ◽  
Saurabh Marwaha ◽  
Richa Goel ◽  
Himanshu D Kumar ◽  
...  

Objective: Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DC) is a myocardial disease characterized by myocyte hypertrophy, interstitial fibrosis, protein glycosylation and intra-myocardial micro-angiopathy due to prolonged exposure of myocardial tissues to hyperglycemia in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. Alteration in cardiac function can be non-invasively assessed via echocardiography. The early recognition of cardiac dysfunction can prevent the symptomatic heart failure in DM patients. The study aimed at evaluating cardiac function in uncomplicated type 2 diabetes mellitus. Materials And Methods: Sixty Type 2 DM patients without any feature of the coronary arterial disease (CAD), hypertension, nephropathy and respiratory illness were enrolled in the study and compared with the sixty age matched healthy controls. Echocardiographic assessment was done in all subjects to evaluate the cardiac function. Results: Diastolic dysfunction was more common in diabetic patients when compared with normal healthy population. Systolic dysfunction progresses with age of the diabetic patient. Conclusion: Echocardiography is a simple noninvasive cost effective test for detecting cardiac dysfunction in Type 2 DM patients and should be applied to detect early Left ventricular(LV) dysfunction so that corrective measures may be initiated early and cardiac functions may be preserved for long. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.18(2) 2019 p.211-215


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Denis A. Lebedev ◽  
Elena A. Lyasnikova ◽  
Elena Yu. Vasilyeva ◽  
Nikolai P. Likhonosov ◽  
Maria Yu. Sitnikova ◽  
...  

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and chronic heart failure (HF) have close association, and several biomarkers have been studied to better understand this association and improve prediction of HF in T2DM. Furthermore, in recent clinical trials, sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), glucose-lowering drugs, improved HF outcomes. The objective of the present study was to evaluate association between circulating biomarkers of fibrosis and incidence of HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in patients with T2DM receiving sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i). Materials and Methods. At baseline, transthoracic echocardiography and laboratory assessment of N-terminal fragment of the brain natriuretic peptide (Nt-proBNP), soluble suppression of tumorigenesis-2 (sST2), galectin-3 (Gal-3), C-terminal propeptide of procollagen type I (PICP), N-terminal propeptide of procollagen type III (PIIINP), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), and tissue inhibitor of matrix proteinase-1 (TIMP-1) were done. After 3 years of follow-up, information about HF events (hospitalization for HF, established HF in outpatient department by a cardiologist) was obtained. Results. Seventy-two patients were included in the study. The mean age was 57 (49.7; 63.2) years; 44% were female. Most patients had T2DM for more than 4 years. All patients were overweight or had obesity, and 93% patients had arterial hypertension (AH). After 3 years of follow-up, HFpEF was established in 21% patients. Patients were divided into two groups according to the presence of HFpEF, and baseline characteristics were compared. Patients with HF were older and had longer diabetes and AH duration and higher Nt-proBNP, Gal-3, PIIINP, and PICP levels at baseline than patients without HF (all p < 0.05 ). Gal − 3 > 10  ng/ml ( OR = 2.25 ; 95% CI, 1.88–5.66; p = 0.01 ) and NT − pro − BNP > 80  pg/ml ( OR = 2.64 ; 95% CI, 1.56–4.44; p = 0.001 ) were associated with increased risk of HF incidence. Age > 60 years, diabetes duration > 10 years, and presence of abdominal obesity were independent predictors of HFpEF as well. Conclusions. T2DM patients treated with SLGT2i, who developed HFpEF after 3 years of follow-up, had higher PICP, PIIINP, Gal-3, and NT-proBNP serum concentrations at baseline, and Gal-3 level was an independent predictor of HFpEF.


2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
Marija Mrvošević ◽  
Marija Polovina

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is frequent in patients with heart failure (HF) and correlated with an increased morbidity and mortality. The features and outcomes of patients with and without T2DM, depending on the HF type (HF with preserved: HFpEF, mid-range: HFmrEF; and reduced ejection fraction: HFrEF), are inefficiently explored. Aim: To explore the impact of T2DM on clinical features and one-year overall mortality in patients with HFrEF, HFmrEF and HFpEF. Material and methods: A prospective, observational study was conducted, including patients with HF at the Department of Cardiology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade. The enrolment occurred between November 2018 and January 2019. The study outcome was one-year all-cause mortality. Results: Study included 242 patients (mean-age, 71 ± 13 years, men 57%). T2DM was present in 31% of patients. The proportion of T2DM was similar amid patients with HFrEF, HFmrEF, and HFpEF. Regardless of the HF type, patients with T2DM were probably older and had a higher prevalence of myocardial infarction, other types of coronary disorder or peripheral arterial disorder (all p < 0.001). Also, chronic kidney disease was more prevalent in T2DM (p < 0.001). In HFpEF, T2DM patients were commonly female, and usually had hypertension and atrial fibrillation (all p < 0.001). Estimated one-year total mortality rates were significantly higher in T2DM patients. It also emerged as a unique predictor of higher mortality in HFrEF (HR; 1.33; 95% CI; 1.34 - 2.00), HFmrEF (HR; 1.13; 95% CI; 1.0 - 1.24) and HFpEF (HR; 1.21; 95% CI; 1.09 - 1.56), all p < 0.05. Conclusion: Compared with non-diabetics, patients with HF and T2DM are older, with higher prevalence of comorbidities and greater one-year mortality, regardless of HF type. Heart failure is a unique predictor of mortality in all HF types in multivariate analysis. Considering the increased risk, T2DM requires meticulous screening/diagnosis and contemporary treatment to improve outcomes.


Author(s):  
D.V. Grazhdankina ◽  
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A.A. Demin ◽  
I.A. Bondar ◽  
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...  

Introduction. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is considered to be the equivalent of cardiovascular disease due to its micro- and macrovascular complications. Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia, impaired glucose tolerance and fasting glucose, and their subsequent maladaptive responses lead to myocardial dysfunction several years before the onset of T2DM. Pathological changes in the cardiovascular system in T2DM can progress without any symptoms for a long time. Aim. To identify clinical, laboratory, echocardiographic predictors of the early manifestations of chronic heart failure (CHF) in patients with T2DM. Materials and methods. The study included 94 patients with T2DM with and without initial symptoms of CHF at the age of 40 to 65 years. All patients had obesity or excess body weight and arterial hypertension (AH), 37 patients had stable coronary heart disease (CHD). Patients underwent general clinical and laboratory examination, a 6-minute walk test (6MWT), echocardiography. The concentration of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP ) was also determined. The patients were divided into 2 groups: without CHF symptoms (group 1, n = 54) and with initial symptoms of CHF (group 2, n = 40) and then these groups were compared. Results. Differences were revealed between the second and first groups in the duration of T2DM (10.5 vs 7.5 years, p = 0.02) and AH (15 vs 10 years, p = 0.009); the incidence of stable CHD (70 vs 16.7%, p < 0.0001); distance covered during 6MWT (375 vs 425 m, p < 0.0001); the median level of NT-proBNP (38.5 vs 27.2 pg/ml, p = 0.031); the left atrium (LA) size (4.4 vs 4.2 cm, p = 0.044); the left ventricular posterior wall thickness (PWT) (1.05 vs 0.95 cm, p = 0.02); the level of triglycerides (2.3 vs 1.6 mmol/l, p = 0.03) and the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (74.1 vs 79.1 ml/min/1.73 m2, r = 0.04). The discriminant analysis revealed combination of factors associated with initial symptoms of CHF: the duration of CHD (taken as 0, if absent, p < 0.00001), PWT of the LV (p = 0.000007), GFR (p = 0.0009), the LA size (p = 0.005), the level of triglycerides (p = 0.03), the duration of T2DM (p = 0.046). The NT-proBNP level > 125 pg/ml was detected in 16% of patients with T2DM and correlated with the duration of diabetes over 10 years (p = 0.0085), the presence of stable CHD (p < 0.0001), and left ventricular mass index (p = 0.0005) and the ejection fraction of the LV (p < 0.0001). Conclusion. Predictors of the initial manifestations of chronic heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were the presence and duration of stable CHD, an increase in the PWT of the LV, the LA size, the level of triglycerides, and the duration of diabetes. An elevated level of NT-proBNP (more than 125 pg/ml) in patients with T2DM was detected in 16% of cases and was associated with the duration of diabetes for more than 10 years, presence of stable CHD, initial symptoms of CHF, left ventricular myocardial hypertrophy, and a lower left ventricular ejection fraction according to echocardiography.


2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (Suppl. 2) ◽  
pp. S127
Author(s):  
X. Girerd ◽  
P. Fontaine ◽  
D. Herpin ◽  
B. Moulin ◽  
I. Desriac ◽  
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