Heart failure in people with type 2 diabetes vs. those without diabetes: A retrospective observational study from South India.

Background And Aim: Despite diabetes being an independent risk for HF, only some DM patients develop HF and hence our aim was to compare the clinical features of DM with and without HF and non-DM with and without HF.

Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted among 397 individuals who visited two tertiary care centres. They were classified into 4 groups - DM with HF(DM-HF), DM without HF, non-DM with HF(non-DM-HF) and non-DM without HF.

Comparison of plasma adiponectin & certain inflammatory markers in angiographically proven coronary artery disease patients with & without diabetes--a study from India.

Background & Objectives: The association between adiponectin and risk of cardiovascular disease is well known. The aim of the present study was to evaluate adiponectin and certain inflammatory markers and to determine the correlations between them in angiographically proven coronary artery disease (CAD) in subjects with and without diabetes.

Methods: A total of 180 subjects who underwent coronary angiography for symptoms suggestive of CAD were categorised into groups based on their diabetes and/or CAD status: group1 (non-diabetic non-CAD); group2 (non-diabetic CAD); group3 (diabetic non-CAD) and group4 (diabetic CAD).