About this trial
A cohort study on patients with type 2 diabetes to investigate possible biomarkers as predictors of chronic heart failure.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Type 2 diabetes
age > 50 years
Disqualifiers
History of acute or chronic heart failure
History of ischemic heart disease
Trial population
500 patients with known type 2 diabetes who are treated at the department of endocrinology, North Denmark Regional Hospital.
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Chronic Heart Failure
Determined by echocardiography according to European Society of Cardiology (ESC) definitions
Secondary outcomes
NT-ProBNP
Change in N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-ProBNP)
hs-CRP
Change in High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)
Troponin
Change in Troponin
6 minutes walk test
Change in 6 minutes walk test
Other outcomes
HOMA-IR
Change in Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)
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