Association of hemoglobin A1c variability and the incidence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension

• Published in: Hellenic journal of cardiology Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 91 - 97
• Main Authors: Gu, Jun, Fan, Yu-Qi, Zhang, Jun-Feng, Wang, Chang-Qian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Greece Elsevier B.V 01.03.2018; Elsevier
• Subjects: diastolic function; heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; hemoglobin A1c variability; hypertension; type 2 diabetes mellitus; type 2 diabetes mellitus; heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; diastolic function; hemoglobin A1c variability; hypertension

This study aimed to investigate the association between variability in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and left ventricular (LV) diastolic function and incidence of symptomatic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and arterial hypertension. A...