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Table 2 Eligibility and exclusion criteria of TERVA trial
| Eligibility criteria for enrollment included: |
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| 1. Residents in the region of Päijät-Häme aged 45 years or older |
| 2. One of the following diagnose |
| a. Heart failure with NYHA II or III, and a history of hospital admission for heart failure within the last 2 years |
| b. History of myocardial infarction or cardiac revascularization procedure, and one of the following (treated or untreated): blood pressure above 140/85 mmHg, total serum cholesterol concentration |
| >4.5 mmol/L, serum LDL concentration >2.5 mmol/L |
| c. T2D on medication and serum HbA1c >7% without clinically evident cardiovascular diseases e.g. MI, stroke, peripheral vascular disease |
| Exclusion criteria: |
| ● Inability to cooperate or participate |
| ● Pregnancy |
| ● Life expectancy less than 1 year |
| ● Patients with major elective surgery planned within 6 months |
| ● Patient has had major surgery within the last 2 months |
