Background: Heart failure (HF) is considered an important contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in diabetes mellitus. However, a precise identification of hyperglycemia as contributor for HF is missing. Objectives: We performed a review and a meta-regression of the available observational studies on the incidence of HF in type 1 diabetes (T1D). Data source and analysis: We conducted a systematic search of the literature on the incidence of HF in patients with T1D identifying suitable studies published between January 1970 and June 2018 using the following search string: “type 1 diabetes” AND, “heart failure” OR “cardiac failure” OR “congestive heart failure” AND “incidence” NOT “type 2 diabetes” OR “diabetes type 2”. Six observational studies were included. A random effect meta-regression model has been estimated to evaluate the incidence rate ratio (IRR) of HF in T1D compared to healthy controls. Results: The mean ± SD age of patients with T1D was 42 ± 11 years, the mean HbA1c was 8.4 ± 0.3%, and average follow-up was 11 ± 3 years. The age-adjusted model shows an incidence rate ratio (IRR) effect of 3.18 (p < 0.001), in correspondence of the mean age at enrollment of studies involved in the analysis. A negative correlation was observed between IRR and average age. Conclusions: This review shows that the incidence rate of HF is three times higher in patients with T1D than in controls. A careful surveillance of the risk factors for this condition should be included, since the onset of T1D may be important to reduce HF risk in these patients.
Incidence of heart failure in patients with type 1 diabetes: a systematic review of observational studies
Avogaro A.;Azzolina D.;Fadini G. P.;Baldi I.
2020
Abstract
Background: Heart failure (HF) is considered an important contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in diabetes mellitus. However, a precise identification of hyperglycemia as contributor for HF is missing. Objectives: We performed a review and a meta-regression of the available observational studies on the incidence of HF in type 1 diabetes (T1D). Data source and analysis: We conducted a systematic search of the literature on the incidence of HF in patients with T1D identifying suitable studies published between January 1970 and June 2018 using the following search string: “type 1 diabetes” AND, “heart failure” OR “cardiac failure” OR “congestive heart failure” AND “incidence” NOT “type 2 diabetes” OR “diabetes type 2”. Six observational studies were included. A random effect meta-regression model has been estimated to evaluate the incidence rate ratio (IRR) of HF in T1D compared to healthy controls. Results: The mean ± SD age of patients with T1D was 42 ± 11 years, the mean HbA1c was 8.4 ± 0.3%, and average follow-up was 11 ± 3 years. The age-adjusted model shows an incidence rate ratio (IRR) effect of 3.18 (p < 0.001), in correspondence of the mean age at enrollment of studies involved in the analysis. A negative correlation was observed between IRR and average age. Conclusions: This review shows that the incidence rate of HF is three times higher in patients with T1D than in controls. A careful surveillance of the risk factors for this condition should be included, since the onset of T1D may be important to reduce HF risk in these patients.
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