Congestive Heart Failure

Reports outline congestive heart failure research from C. Verny and colleagues

Published in Aging and Elder Health Week, August 26th, 2007

"The elderly diabetic is a potential congestive heart failure patient. Cardiac involvement is multifactorial, particularly ischemic conditions because of the accumulation at that age of vascular risk factors and therefore the frequency of coronary damages," scientists in Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France report.

"The elderly diabetic very often has high blood pressure, with the risk of developing a hypertensive heart disease. Beyond these issues, the effects of chronic hyperglycaemia and insulin resistance on the heart specifically alter left ventricle compliance and therefore diastolic function, thus accelerating the effects proper to aging. No specific recommendation has...

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Source: Aging and Elder Health Week (2007-08-26)

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