Diabetes linked to Heart

The term "diabetic heart disease" (DHD) means heart disease that occurs in people who have high content of carbohydrate in blood. In comparison with people who don't have diabetes, people who have diabetes; are at a higher risk of heart disease, have additional reasons of heart disease, may develop heart disease at a younger age, may have more severe heart diseases. In Congenital Heart Disease, a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply our heart muscle with blood rich in oxygen. Plaque constitutes of fat, cholesterol, calcium, and various other substances found in the blood. When plaque happens in the arteries, the condition is called atherosclerosis. This Heart Congress scientific program has been CME and CPD certified.

For Every 1% increase in HbA1c, the risk of heart stroke, coronary Heart disease and death is increased by 10% to 30%

More than 2 out of 3 people with diabetes die of heart disease or stroke.