title: Sudden cardiac death and diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) affects a significant percentage of diabetic patients. SCD in these patients can be due to several factors, such as diastolic dysfunction, heart failure, altered platelet function, inflammation, sympathetic nervous stimulation and other factors. In the present review, we discuss the association between diabetes mellitus and SCD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Vascular Prevention Clinic), Royal Free Campus, University College London Medical School, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom; Cardiology Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vasiliadis
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kolovou
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mavrogeni
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Vascular Prevention Clinic), Royal Free Campus, University College London Medical School, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Vascular Prevention Clinic), Royal Free Campus, University College London Medical School, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: MIKHAILIDIS@aol.com.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Mikhailidis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D058065:Diabetic Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans
keywords: Arterial stiffness; Chronic kidney disease; Diabetes mellitus; Heart failure; Obesity; Platelet; Sudden cardiac death