News: Type 2 diabetes tied to mortality in both ischemic, nonischemic HF, study finds

Patients with type 2 diabetes were found to have a 20%-26% higher mortality rate than those without diabetes after either an ischemic or nonischemic heart failure (HF), according to a recent study published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. The study found that similar patterns were observed in both men and women, Medscape Medical News reported.

Researchers used primary care and hospital data from England, analyzing the association between type 2 diabetes and all-cause mortality in patients with ischemic or nonischemic HF. At a median follow-up of 2.19 years for ischemic HF, mortality was observed in 52.4% of patients, and after 1.98 years for nonischemic HF, mortality was observed in 57.8% of patients.

The study also found that, among people with ischemic HF, compared to those without diabetes, patients with type 2 diabetes were less likely to be of white ethnicity and more likely to be in the most deprived quintile of the Index of Multiple Deprivation (a score used in England that combines information from various domains of deprivation, such as income, employment, and health). This pattern was observed also for nonischemic HF.

“This [study] highlights the ongoing need to optimize the prevention and management strategies in the overall population of individuals with type 2 diabetes and HF to reduce the risk of premature mortality,” the study authors wrote.

Editor’s note: To read Medscape Medical News’ coverage of this story, click here. To access the study published by Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, click here.