Relationship of diabetes, heart failure, and N ‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide with cardiovascular outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation

ConclusionsDiabetes and HF were independently associated with an increased risk of CV death/HHF in an unselected AF patient population, and NT-proBNP improved risk assessment. These findings suggest that AF patients with diabetes and/or HF should be managed not only for their risk of stroke and systemic embolic events but also for CV death/HHF.

Source: ESC Heart Failure - May 20, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Felix Hofer, Ulrike Pailer, Patrick Sulzgruber, Christian Gerges, Max ‐Paul Winter, Robert P. Giugliano, Michael Gottsauner‐Wolf, Martin Hülsmann, Niema Kazem, Lorenz Koller, Robert Schönbauer, Alexander Niessner, Christian Hengstenberg, Tags: Original Article Source Type: research