Diabetes raises risk of heart attack death by 50 percent
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 10:31
in Health & Medicine
Having diabetes increases the risk of dying from the effects of a heart attack by around 50 percent, according to a widespread study. The study's participants with diabetes were 39 per cent more likely to have died if they had a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) heart attack -- in which the artery is partially blocked -- than those without diabetes.