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First-time heart failure increases risk of diabetes mellitus

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Patients with diabetes mellitus have an increased risk of developing heart failure. In a recent study, people hospitalised for first-time heart failure also had an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) that was positively associated with loop-diuretic dosage. These findings highlight the need for extra awareness of T2DM in such patients.

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  1. Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Diabetes Trials Unit, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LJ, UK

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R.R.H. has received grants from Bristol–Myers Squibb, grants and personal fees from Bayer and Merck, and personal fees from Novartis and Janssen.

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Holman, R. First-time heart failure increases risk of diabetes mellitus. Nat Rev Endocrinol 10, 453–454 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2014.105

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