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 |