Coronary Artery Disease and Diabetes.
Dr Sunthar Kanaganayagam, Consultant Cardiologist at Imperial College London, talks about Diabetes being a risk factor for Coronary Artery Disease (narrowing of the heart arteries). He explains that guidelines suggest that Cholesterol levels should be reduced far more than people without Diabetes. Sunthar also explains that the likelihood of having Coronary Artery Disease is much higher than normal if you have Diabetes with some degree of damage to organs like eyes or kidneys. He goes on to explain a very big study which reports that Statins have a very significant role in reducing the risk of death from cardiovascular causes.
