One in four diabetics with a risk factor found to have undiagnosed heart failure, study finds

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By Lucinda Cameron, PA

A large proportion of people living with diabetes may have undiagnosed heart failure, which could be detected by a simple screening blood test, research suggests.

The TARTAN-HF trial found one in four of patients with diabetes who had at least one other risk factor for heart failure had undiagnosed heart failure that was detected through screening using a blood test and ultrasound scanning of the heart.