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The purpose of this study is to describe insulin resistance in a general chronic heart failure population, in combination with muscle strength, body composition and cardiac function.
It is assumed that insulin resistance is increased in CHF patient, and that this is related to decreased muscle strength and decreased lean tissue mass.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with chronic heart failure | other | ||
| Healthy volontiers | other |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Glucose tolerance | glucose and insulin concentration measurements in blood during oral glucose tolerance test | day1 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| HbA1c, blood lipids, BNP | day 1 | |
| Muscle strength: maximal strength tested on a isokinetic dynamometer | Day 1 | |
| Body composition: dual energy x-ray absorptiometry |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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patients with chronic heart failure
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Bert Op 't Eijnde, prof. dr. | Hasselt University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasselt University | Hasselt | Limburg | 3500 | Belgium |
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| Day 1 |
| cardiac function: echocardiography, retrospective from hospital files | retrospective |
| Health-related quality of life: MLHFQ and Eq5d | Day 1 |