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Participants with microvascular disease (MVD) have a 2.5-fold higher risk of incident heart failure (HF) than those without MVD.

Healthcare providers should monitor heart health closely in patients with MVD.

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After adjusting for relevant confounders, participants with MVD had a 2.5‐fold higher risk of incident HF than those without MVD (hazard ratio, 2.54; 95% CI, 1.73–3.75).
Arnaud D. Kazé et al. · Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021

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Based on a large cohort study design.

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Microvascular Disease and Incident Heart Failure Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Arnaud D. Kazé et al. · Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021

DOI 10.1161/jaha.120.018998

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