Glycaemic control and insulin therapy are significant confounders of the obesity paradox in patients with heart failure and diabetes mellitus

CONCLUSION: In patients with HFrEF, a higher BMI is associated with better survival irrespective of concomitant DM. However, insulin treatment and poor glycaemic control make the relationship much weaker.PMID:37608126 | DOI:10.1007/s00392-023-02268-3

Source: Clin Med Res - August 22, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Hanna Fr öhlich Anna Bossmeyer Syed Kazmi Kevin M Goode Stefan Agewall Dan Atar Morten Grundtvig Norbert Frey John G F Cleland Lutz Frankenstein Andrew L Clark Tobias T äger Source Type: research