Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

Meena Lopez

Publications

• Protocol Article
  Study of the Clinical Characteristics and Management of Indian Outpatients of Chronic Heart Failure with Coexistent Diabetes Versus those without Diabetes (HF-DIAB): Rationale and Design
  Author(s): Meena Lopez, Jamshed Dalal, Sundeep Salvi and Jaideep GogtayMeena Lopez, Jamshed Dalal, Sundeep Salvi and Jaideep Gogtay
  
  Introduction: Heart failure (HF) is a significant and rising health burden in India. Diabetes mellitus is commonly prevalent in HF patients. However, data comparing the clinical characteristics and management of Indian HF patients with and without coexistent diabetes is lacking. Also, differences in HF management patterns between cardiologists and internists have not been systematically ascertained in India. This study is designed to address these gaps in knowledge. Methods and analysis: HF-DIAB is a prospective multicenter study that aims to obtain data on 2,500 Indian adult outpatients with chronic HF recruited from 250 outpatient clinics across India; half of the included subjects will have a history of coexistent diabetes. Data on the patient’s demographics, personal and medical history, signs and symptoms of HF, etiology and clini.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9517.1000318

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