title: Sweet heart - contributions of metabolism in the development of heart failure in diabetes mellitus.
abstract: With the rapidly increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus the risk for cardiovascular events is increasing. Almost 2 of 3 patients who present with symptomatic CHD have abnormal glucose homeostasis. Patients with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease have an unfavourable prognosis. The most important result of diabetes metabolism is the switch from carbohydrates and fatty acids as a source of energy to an excessive use of fatty acids. The adverse influence of diabetes mellitus extends to all components of the cardiovascular system, including microvasculature, the epicardial coronary arteries, the large conduit arteries and the heart, as well as the kidneys. Focus of this review is the myocardial metabolism in heart failure and diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Ruhr-University Bochum, Oeynhausen, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stratmann
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tschoepe
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005227:Fatty Acids