Diabetes and Heart Attack

Introduction
Diabetes and Heart attack are having very strong relationship.

Patients with diabetes have higher chances to develop coronary arteryblockages.

Increased incidence of large vessel arteriosclerosis and heart attack isseen both type1 and type2 diabetes.

Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of death in diabeticpatients.

The risk of heart attack in diabetes patients depends upon the duration ofthe illness.

Patient with diabetes and heart attack are having higher risk for heart failure, shockand death.

Diabetes patients may not have typical symptoms of heat attack and chest painreferred as silent heart attack symptoms, due to autonomic nerve dysfunction.

Patients with diabetes usually obese in nature, have high bloodpressure and high blood cholesterol levels, all responsible for blockagesand heart attack.

Heart attack may occur even in younger age groups with severe diabetes.

Insulin resistance is associated with obesity and physical inactivity, also apotent risk factor for heart attack.

Diabetes patients having heart attack is seen more common in Asiancommunities.

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