Study on the Predictive Value of High-sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I, N-terminal Pro-B-natriuretic Peptide, and Soluble Suppression of Tumorigenesis-2 for Mortality and the Development of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (Diabetes-CV)

Prospective Observational Study on the Predictive Value of Cardiac Damage Markers High-sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I (Hs-cTnI), N-terminal Pro-B-natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) and Soluble Suppression of Tumorigenesis-2 (sST2) for Mortality and the Development of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (Diabetes-CV).

The Diabetes-CV study is an observational study designed to assess the prognostic value of serum cardiac damage markers high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI), N-terminal pro-B-natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and soluble suppression of tumorigenesis-2 (sST2) in predicting mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events, and diabetic complications in patients with type 2 diabetes.

This single-center, investigator-initiated, prospective observational study aims to evaluate the prognostic value of serum cardiac damage markers such as high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI), N-terminal pro-B-natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and soluble suppression of tumorigenesis-2 (sST2) in subjects with type 2 diabetes. The study will utilize clinical and laboratory data from patients attending the Diabetology Unit at the IRCCS INRCA Hospital in Ancona (Italy), including both study-specific data and information extracted from routine outpatient medical records.

Inclusion Criteria:

• type 2 diabetes
• patients attending the outpatient services

Exclusion Criteria:

• type 1 diabetes
• patients with active cancer or cancer in remission for less than 5 years
• any medical or other reason that leads the investigator to consider the subject ineligible for the study.