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Are we aiming for different metabolic targets in heart failure patients?

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Introduction: Metabolic control plays an important role on major cardiovascular events (MACE) prevention. The 2019 ESC guidelines on dyslipidaemia management recommend tighter LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) control in order to prevent cardiovascular events. However, it is not yet proven that thigh control of dyslipidaemia, glycaemic levels and body mass index (BMI) in Heart Failure (HF) patients (pts) have an impact on prognosis. Objective: To evaluate the impact of LDL-C, HbA1c and BMI values on HF pts mortality and MACE rates.

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Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2020. This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model).

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Chronic heart failure Lifestyle modification

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European Heart Journal, Volume 41, Issue Supplement_2, November 2020, ehaa946.1044

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