Publications by authors named "Valentina Hellbusch"
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment has limitations. The aim of this study was to develop a risk equation adding heart failure (HF) to conventional major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE, myocardial infarction, stroke, and CVD death) and allowing for non-CVD death. 1551 community-based people with T2D (mean age 66 years, 52% males) were followed from baseline in 2008-2011 for five years to the first CVD event/death.
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- This study investigates the link between diabetic retinopathy (DR) severity and the risk of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
- Among 1,521 participants followed for an average of 6.6 years, moderate non-proliferative DR was independently associated with a significantly increased risk of stroke.
- Although DR presence initially suggested heightened MI risk, this association was not significant after considering other cardiovascular risk factors, indicating a need for tailored CVD management in patients with moderate DR.