Home
You can view the current or previous issues of Diabetes Health online, in their entirety, anytime you want.
Click Here To View
See if you qualify for our free healthcare professional magazines. Click here to start your application for Pre-Diabetes Health, Diabetes Health Pharmacist and Diabetes Health Professional.
Latest Heart Care & Heart Disease Articles
Popular Heart Care & Heart Disease Articles
Highly Recommended Heart Care & Heart Disease Articles
Email to a Friend
Send a link to this page to your friends and colleagues.
People with Diabetes Should Be Tested for Heart Fibrillation, Study Says
The study found that diabetes patients should be tested for AF and that their doctors should provide aggressive monitoring and treatment to control cholesterol and blood pressure.
In an Australian study that tracked 11,140 people with diabetes, researchers found a strong relationship between the presence of atrial fibrillation-abnormal heart rhythm-and an increased risk of cardiovascular problems and death.
The study was conducted by the Cardiovascular Division at The George Institute for International Health at the University of Sydney in Australia.
Patients who entered the study with already existing atrial fibrillation (AF) were 77 percent more likely to die from cardiovascular events such as heart attack or stroke and 68 percent more likely to experience cardiovascular problems such as heart attack or stroke than others in the study who did not have the condition.
The study showed that women with AF were twice as likely to die from cardiovascular disease as women without the condition. Men with AF were 50 percent more likely to die from cardiovascular problems than men without AF.
Despite the steeply increased odds for cardiovascular problems associated with AF, researchers found that aggressive intervention with blood pressure and cholesterol controlling drugs (perindopril and indapamide) reduced the odds somewhat. Actively treating AF patients over a five-year period with drugs prevented one death in 42, compared with one death in 120 among patients without AF.
The study's findings, which were published March 12 in the European Heart Journal, conclude that diabetes patients should be tested for AF and that their doctors should provide aggressive monitoring and treatment to control cholesterol and blood pressure.
Categories: Diabetes, Diabetes, Health Research, Heart Care & Heart Disease, Lipid Problems
You May Also Be Interested In...
-
Diabetes Health
Diabetes Health is the essential resource for people living with diabetes- both newly diagnosed and experienced as well as the professionals who care for them. We provide balanced expert news and information on living healthfully with diabetes. Each issue includes cutting-edge editorial coverage of new products, research, treatment options, and meaningful lifestyle issues.
-
Topics
- Diabetic / Diabetes Health
- Type 1 / 1.5 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Blood Glucose / Sugar
- High/Low Blood Sugar / Fast Acting Glucose
- Insulin- Pumps, Pens & Syringes
- Continuous Glucose Monitors, CGM, Infusion Sets
- Type 2 Medications
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypoglycemia
Comments
Add your comments about this article below. You can add comments as a registered user or anonymously. If you choose to post anonymously your comments will be sent to our moderator for approval before they appear on this page. If you choose to post as a registered user your comments will appear instantly.
When voicing your views via the comment feature, please respect the Diabetes Health community by refraining from comments that could be considered offensive to other people. Diabetes Health reserves the right to remove comments when necessary to maintain the cordial voice of the diabetes community.
For your privacy and protection, we ask that you do not include personal details such as address or telephone number in any comments posted.
Don't have your Diabetes Health Username? Register now and add your comments to all our content.
Register...
Register your Diabetes Health Username here.
Have Your Say...