Type 2 & other diabetes

Echocardiographic and biomarker characteristics in diabetes, coronary artery disease or both: insights from Heart OMics in AGEing (HOMAGE) trial

Cardiovasc DiabetolPublished Secondary analysis of the HOMAGE randomised trial

Authors' conclusion

Among HOMAGE trial participants, diabetes was a powerful driver of biomarker and echocardiographic alterations irrespectively of CAD. These alterations were mainly related to the domains of inflammation and diastolic function.

Study context

Population
People at risk for heart failure (HF) in the HOMAGE trial of spironolactone; mean age 74 years, 25% women; Diabetes mellitus (DM)-/coronary artery disease (CAD)- excludedof 527 in HOMAGE · DM-/CAD- excluded 32
Participants
495 people
Comparison
DM+/CAD- and DM+/CAD+ vs DM-/CAD+

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

baseline
DM+/CAD-
β, procollagen type I C-terminal propeptide −6.973 (95% CI −13.778 to −0.167); all p < 0.05
DM+/CAD+
β, procollagen type I C-terminal propeptide −9.039 (95% CI −15.174 to −2.903); all p < 0.05
DM+/CAD-
β, LV end-diastolic volume −6.323 (95% CI −9.696 to −2.951)
DM+/CAD+
β, LV end-diastolic volume −2.503 (95% CI −5.531 to 0.526)
DM+/CAD-
β, LV end-systolic volume −2.905 (95% CI −4.817 to −0.992)
DM+/CAD+
β, LV end-systolic volume −1.400 (95% CI −3.120 to 0.320)
DM+/CAD-
exponential β, galectin-3 1.127 (95% CI 1.050–1.209); all p < 0.05
DM+/CAD+
exponential β, galectin-3 1.118 (95% CI 1.048–1.192); all p < 0.05
DM+/CAD-
exponential β, GDF-15 1.542 (95% CI 1.360–1.747); all p < 0.05
DM+/CAD+
exponential β, GDF-15 1.535 (95% CI 1.370–1.720); all p < 0.05
DM+/CAD-
β, E/e' ratio 1.355 (95% CI 0.462–2.248); all p < 0.05
DM+/CAD+
β, E/e' ratio 0.879 (95% CI 0.067–1.690); all p < 0.05

Further findings

Effect of spironolactone on echocardiographic variables and biomarkers across DM/CAD phenotypes · follow-up

Not significantly different across DM/CAD phenotypes
all p-interaction > 0.05
More pronounced reduction in GDF-15 in DM+/CAD+ at 1-month visit
P for interaction = 0.03

Original publication

Echocardiographic and biomarker characteristics in diabetes, coronary artery disease or both: insights from HOMAGE trial. Cardiovasc Diabetol. Published 8 March 2025. doi:10.1186/s12933-025-02609-8

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