High prevalence of previously unknown heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes
Diabetologia - Clinical and Experimental Diabetes and Metabolism,
Boonman–de Winter LJM et al. – This is the first epidemiological study that provides exact prevalence estimates of (previously unknown) heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction in a representative sample of patients with type 2 diabetes. Previously unknown heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction are highly prevalent. Physicians should pay special attention to ‘unmasking’ these patients.



