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Persons with diabetes mellitus and incident elevations in hs-cTnT were at a substantially higher risk of heart failure, death, and coronary heart disease.
Patients with diabetes mellitus should be closely monitored for heart failure, mortality, and coronary heart disease risk.
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Persons with diabetes mellitus and incident elevations in hs-cTnT were at a substantially higher risk of heart failure (hazard ratio, 6.37), death (hazard ratio, 4.36), and coronary heart disease (hazard ratio, 3.84) compared with persons without diabetes mellitus and no incident elevation in hs-cTnT.
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Based on a large cohort study design.
Source
Diabetes Mellitus, Prediabetes, and Incidence of Subclinical Myocardial Damage
Elizabeth Selvin et al. · Circulation · 2014
DOI 10.1161/circulationaha.114.010815
cohort · n=9051Cited 234×
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