Risk of heart failure high for diabetes patients: Study
| Jan 6, 2020, 12:26 IST
A new study warns the risk of developing a heart problem, like heart failure, is very high for diabetes patients. The study suggests heart failure may not always be the result of hypertension or coronary heart disease. Researchers say 33 per cent of people admitted to the hospital in the United States (US) for heart failure have diabetes. The study's findings were originally published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
The team explored diabetic cardiomyopathy and heart failure just from the effects of diabetes. Researchers wanted to understand the long-term impact of diabetes has on the development of heart failure. For the study, the team used a preserved ejection fraction, which helps measure the percentage of blood leaving the heart with every contraction, and reduced ejection fraction.
Researchers also made note of mortality, hypertension, coronary artery disease and diastolic function in a community population, which included2,042 people living in Olmsted County. A10-year follow-up period revealed 21 per cent of participants with diabetes developed heart failure, that was independent of other causes. Meanwhile, 12 per cent of patients who had no history of diabetes developed heart failure.
Tackling diabetes early can help reduce your risk from developing other health issues. Losing weight can be one way to combat diabetes. "We've known for some time now that it's possible to send diabetes into remission using fairly drastic measures such as intensive weight loss programmes and extreme calorie restriction," Dr Hajira Dambha-Miller from the Department of Public Health and Primary Care told a news portal. Adding, "These interventions can be very challenging to individuals and difficult to achieve. But, our results suggest that it may be possible to get rid of diabetes, for at least five years, with a more modest weight loss of 10 per cent. This will be more motivating and hence more achievable for many people."
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The team explored diabetic cardiomyopathy and heart failure just from the effects of diabetes. Researchers wanted to understand the long-term impact of diabetes has on the development of heart failure. For the study, the team used a preserved ejection fraction, which helps measure the percentage of blood leaving the heart with every contraction, and reduced ejection fraction.
Researchers also made note of mortality, hypertension, coronary artery disease and diastolic function in a community population, which included2,042 people living in Olmsted County. A10-year follow-up period revealed 21 per cent of participants with diabetes developed heart failure, that was independent of other causes. Meanwhile, 12 per cent of patients who had no history of diabetes developed heart failure.
Tackling diabetes early can help reduce your risk from developing other health issues. Losing weight can be one way to combat diabetes. "We've known for some time now that it's possible to send diabetes into remission using fairly drastic measures such as intensive weight loss programmes and extreme calorie restriction," Dr Hajira Dambha-Miller from the Department of Public Health and Primary Care told a news portal. Adding, "These interventions can be very challenging to individuals and difficult to achieve. But, our results suggest that it may be possible to get rid of diabetes, for at least five years, with a more modest weight loss of 10 per cent. This will be more motivating and hence more achievable for many people."
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