Heart disease risk may be increased in people with diabetes and cognitive impairment, according to a study published in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism of the Endocrine Society.
The research team evaluated relationship between cognitive function and future cardiovascular events out of 8,772 people with type 2 diabetes.
‘Type 2 diabetes and cognitive decline in humans may pose a higher risk of stroke, heart attack or death.’
Cardiac risk in diabetics
It is found that those who have Severe cognitive impairment increases the risk of cardiovascular events like a heart attack up to 1.6 times and up to 1.8 times higher risk of developing stroke when compared with those with higher levels of cognitive function.
“Our study found that low scores on cognitive tests predict heart disease in people with diabetes and other heart risk factors. Although the explanation for this remains unclear. , but proven heart medications should be offered to these patients to reduce their risk of future heart attack or stroke. Co-author Hertzel C. Gerstein, MD, of McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada.
Source: Medindia
