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Cross-sectional cohort study to analyse the relation between advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) and diastolic function in patients with diabetes mellitus with and without chronic heart failure.

Completed
Conditions
10012653
Diastolic heart failure
10019280
heart failure
Registration Number
NL-OMON33946
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

General
• Signed Informed consent
• Age > 18 years;Diabetes patients with chronic heart failure
• Type 2 DM according to ADA criteria
• Stable CHF diagnosed according to ESC criteria
• Duration of HF > 3 months
• NYHA functional class II-IV ;Diabetes patients without chronic heart failure
• Type 2 DM according to ADA criteria
• No evidence of heart failure;Patients with chronic heart failure without DM type 2
• No type 2 DM (fasting glucose <6.9 mmol/l)
• Stable CHF diagnosed according to ESC criteria
• Duration of HF for > 1 month
• NYHA functional class II-IV;Normal controls
• No type 2 DM (fasting glucose < 6.9 mmol/l)
• No presence of HF

Exclusion Criteria

• Sustained/Accepted atrial fibrillation
• Severe Valvular Disease
• Pacemaker use (ICD allowed with backup pacing <= 40 bpm)
• Fitzpatrick type VI skin colour

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>diastolic function<br /><br>serum and plasma AGEs</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>NYHA-functional class<br /><br>6MWT (6 Minutes Walk Test)<br /><br>Minnesota Living with Heart Failure questionnaire<br /><br>Arterial compliance using Pulse Wave Analysis (PWA)</p><br>
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