Pre-transplant Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Is Associated With Higher Graft Failure and Increased 5-Year Mortality After Heart Transplantation

AimsCardiac transplant recipients often suffer from type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) but its influence on graft failure and post-transplant mortality remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term effects of pre-transplant T2DM in patients after heart transplantation (HTX).Me...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Main Authors:	Rasmus Rivinius, Carolin Gralla, Matthias Helmschrott, Fabrice F. Darche, Philipp Ehlermann, Tom Bruckner, Wiebke Sommer, Gregor Warnecke, Stefan Kopf, Julia Szendroedi, Norbert Frey, Lars P. Kihm
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Subjects:	diabetes mellitus graft failure HbA1c heart transplantation mortality survival
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.890359/full