Incidence of idiopathic cardiomyopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes in Taiwan: age, sex, and urbanization status-stratified analysis.
Hua-Fen ChenYa-Hui ChangHsien-Jung LoMuhammad Atoillah IsfandiariSanti MartiniWen-Hsuan HouChung-Yi LiPublished in: Cardiovascular diabetology (2020)
In Taiwan, diabetes increased the risk of idiopathic cardiomyopathy in both sexes and in all age groups, except in men aged > 64 years. Younger patients were vulnerable to have higher HRs of idiopathic cardiomyopathy. Some anti-diabetic medications may reduce the risks of cardiomyopathy.