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According to the chapter, what is the prevalence of heart failure in people with diabetes compared to the general population, and what does this suggest?

Heart failure prevalence is four times higher in people with diabetes than in the general population, which suggests that diabetes plays a pathogenetic role in its development.

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  • Heart failure prevalence is four times higher in people with diabetes.
  • This higher prevalence suggests diabetes has a pathogenetic role in heart failure.
Source:Oxford Handbook of Diabetes Nursing· Acute complications of diabetes· p. 151

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