Distribution of traditional Chinese medicine syndromes in type 2 diabetes mellitus with chronic heart failure: A clinical study

Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jul 24;99(30):e21091. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021091.

Abstract

Introduction: The incidence of type 2 diabetes has been increasing year by year in recent years. Type 2 diabetes is an important risk factor in the occurrence and development of heart failure, and it is the second potential risk factor after coronary artery disease. At present, there is no unified etiology, pathogenesis, and syndrome differentiation criteria for type 2 diabetes with chronic heart failure, and it is susceptible to subjective factors. Therefore, standardized, objective, and standardized research is needed to provide reference and guidance for clinical diagnosis and treatment. In this study, the theory of syndrome differentiation is used to initially explore the distribution of traditional Chinese medicine syndromes in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic heart failure through case data collection, syndrome extraction, and clinical data analysis.

Methods/design: In this study, we will collect at least 500 cases of type 2 diabetes with chronic heart failure that meet the standard outpatient and hospitalization, and fill out the case information collection form. Then we will collect a number of clinical diagnosis and treatment information, and judge the syndrome based on the sum of the contribution of each syndrome to the relevant syndrome. We will use Microsoft Excel to establish a database, enter the relevant diagnosis and treatment, and syndrome information of the case information collection table, and verify and correct in time to ensure the accuracy of the data.

Discussion: This study will provide reference and guidance for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of type 2 diabetes with chronic heart failure.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, ChiCTR2000033010, Registered on May 18, 2020.

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease
  • Clinical Studies as Topic
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / diagnosis*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / therapy*
  • Heart Failure / diagnosis*
  • Heart Failure / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional*
  • Research Design
  • Syndrome