Key clinical point: Among several cardiovascular and renal comorbidities examined in type 2 diabetes, heart failure was the most morbid.

Major finding: Five-year mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and heart failure tripled the rate in those with diabetes alone.

Study details: A Retrospective analysis of records for 153,405 Danish citizens with incident type 2 diabetes during 1998-2015.

Disclosures: The study received no commercial funding. Dr. Zareini and Dr. Eckel had no disclosures.