A new research has revealed something shocking. It has been told that women suffering from type 2 diabetes have almost twice the risk of heart damage as compared to men, that too without any symptoms. This research has been done by scientists of the university of Leicester. At the same time, this research is considered to be one of the most detailed studies till date. In this, an attempt has been made to deeply understand the gender based risk of heart damage through coronary microvascular dysfunction.
Women are more at risk of heart damage
According to the study, women who have type 2 diabetes. 46 percent of them had symptoms of CMD. Whereas in men this figure was only 26 percent. CMD is a heart damage that occurs due to reduced blood flow in the finest veins of the heart and it does not show symptoms in the initial stage.
Professor Jerry McCann, the lead investigator of this research, says that we are seeing early signs of heart disease in those people. Those who neither had any heart problem before nor had any kind of symptoms like chest pain or difficulty in breathing. But the MRI scan is telling something else.
Obesity in women and high blood pressure in men became the reason
According to the scientist of this research, Dr. Gaurav Gulsin, the study has revealed that the cause of CMD can be different in women and men. The biggest reason for this in women has been found to be increased body weight i.e. BMI, whereas in men high blood pressure was more associated with it. This research also suggests that there is a need for change on the basis of gender in the way of understanding and treating cardiovascular risk.
Impact on future treatment strategy
This study is considered to be a major achievement of the NIHR Biomedical Research Center. Where cardiovascular, lifestyle and diabetes experts have together carried out this research. Some other researchers of this research say that this research tells how in future we can catch the disease in the initial stage. Measures like weight loss in women and blood pressure control in men can reduce the chances of heart failure to a great extent.
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