Diabetes Survival and Mortality
Heart failure is frequent and often fatal complication of diabetes
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, November 24th, 2003
According to a study from the United States, "There is a high frequency of heart failure (HF) accompanied by an increased mortality risk for patients with diabetes. The poor prognosis of these patients has been explained by an underlying diabetic cardiomyopathy exacerbated by hypertension and ischemic heart disease. In these patients, activation of the sympathetic nervous system results in increased myocardial utilization of fatty acids and induction of fetal gene programs, decreasing myocardial function."
"Activation of the re in-angiotensin system results in...
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