Diabetes โขSignificantly โคRaises Risk of Sudden Cardiac death, Especially in Younger Adults: New Danishโ Study Reveals
COPENHAGEN, Denmark โค- A large-scale study of the Danish population โคhas revealed a dramatically โincreased risk of sudden cardiac deathโข among individuals with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, with the danger beingโ notably acute for those under theโค age of 50. Published in the european Heart Journal, the research underscores the critical need forโฃ proactive cardiovascular risk management in diabetic patients.
Researchers analyzed data from over 54,000 deaths inโฃ Denmark in 2010, utilizing death certificates, hospital discharge reports, and autopsy reportsโ to identify instances of sudden cardiac death. This data was then correlated with โrecords indicating diagnoses of Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, or no diabetes.
The findings showed individuals โฃwith Type 1 diabetes โwere 3.7 times moreโข likely to die from sudden cardiac death compared to theโ general โขpopulation. โคโ The risk was even higher for those withโข type 2 diabetes, who faced a 6.5 times greater likelihood of experiencing this fatal event. โฃ Notably, theโ risk for both types of diabetes was sevenfold higher in individuals โunder 50.
Beyond the immediate risk of sudden cardiac death, the study also quantified the impact on overall life expectancy. People with Type 1 diabetes hadโ an average life expectancy 14.2 years โshorter then those without the condition,โค while those with Type 2 diabetes experienced a โreduction of 7.9 โฃyears. Sudden cardiac death โaccounted for 3.4 years ofโค life lost in Typeโข 1 diabetes patients and 2.7 years โin those with Type โ2.
“Sudden cardiac death isโ difficult to predict and prevent, but these results underscore how crucial it is โfor people with diabetes to โwork with their doctors to reduce cardiovascular risk,” explained study leader Tobias Skjelbred in a press release.
The researchers attribute the increased risk to a combination ofโค factors, including diabetes-related circulatory problems leading to coronary heart disease, hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), and cardiac autonomic neuropathy โ- damage to the nerves surrounding the heart – which can contribute to hazardous cardiacโ arrhythmias.