Sudden cardiac death and diabetes mellitus

I Vasiliadis; G Kolovou; S Mavrogeni; D R Nair; D P Mikhailidis

doi:10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2014.02.003

Sudden cardiac death and diabetes mellitus

J Diabetes Complications. 2014 Jul-Aug;28(4):573-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2014.02.003. Epub 2014 Feb 18.

Authors

I Vasiliadis¹, G Kolovou², S Mavrogeni², D R Nair³, D P Mikhailidis⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Vascular Prevention Clinic), Royal Free Campus, University College London Medical School, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom; Cardiology Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
² Cardiology Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
³ Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Vascular Prevention Clinic), Royal Free Campus, University College London Medical School, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom.
⁴ Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Vascular Prevention Clinic), Royal Free Campus, University College London Medical School, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: MIKHAILIDIS@aol.com.

PMID: 24666923
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2014.02.003

Abstract

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) affects a significant percentage of diabetic patients. SCD in these patients can be due to several factors, such as diastolic dysfunction, heart failure, altered platelet function, inflammation, sympathetic nervous stimulation and other factors. In the present review, we discuss the association between diabetes mellitus and SCD.

Keywords: Arterial stiffness; Chronic kidney disease; Diabetes mellitus; Heart failure; Obesity; Platelet; Sudden cardiac death.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / epidemiology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology*
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / therapy
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / therapy
Diabetic Angiopathies / complications*
Diabetic Angiopathies / physiopathology
Diabetic Angiopathies / prevention & control
Diabetic Angiopathies / therapy
Diabetic Cardiomyopathies / complications*
Diabetic Cardiomyopathies / physiopathology
Diabetic Cardiomyopathies / prevention & control
Diabetic Cardiomyopathies / therapy
Disease Progression
Evidence-Based Medicine*
Humans