93% of patients with type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk of a fatal heart attack or stroke – Cardiovascular Business

A whopping 93% of adult patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D)are at a high risk of experiencing a fatal acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or stroke, according to new research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

The study was focused on data out of Catalonia, Spain, but its findings will likely still grab the attention of researchersand patientsall over the world.

Traditionally, cardiovascular risk in the region has been lower than in central and northern Europe or the U.S., co-author Manel Mata-Cases, PhD, of the Catalan Institute of Health in Barcelona, Spain, said in a statement. Therefore, our results should generate concern and a call for action to prevent heart attacks and strokes in people with T2D managed in primary care.

Mata-Cases et al. explored data from nearly 374,000 adult patients in Catalonia. Each patient had a confirmed diagnosis of type 2 diabetes as of Dec. 31, 2016. The average age was 70.1 years old. Each patients risk was determined by identifying such factors as a history of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and obesity.

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93% of patients with type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk of a fatal heart attack or stroke - Cardiovascular Business