Key result
Diabetes-induced decreases in glycolysis and altered intracellular pH regulation may make the diabetic heart less sensitive to severe ischemic injury.
Why the study?
Is the diabetic heart more or less sensitive to ischemic injury?
Population
Diabetic heart models in experimental studies
Comparison
Severe ischemia vs Non-diabetic hearts or low-flow ischemia/hypoxia
Design
Review
Authors
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May suggest paradoxical ischemic resilience in diabetes; hypothesis-generating, requires prospective validation before clinical consideration.
Is the diabetic heart more or less sensitive to ischemic injury?
This review suggests that metabolic changes in the diabetic heart, such as decreased glycolysis, may paradoxically protect it during severe ischemic episodes.
D. Feuvray (1997) conducted a review in Diabetes and ischemic heart injury. Diabetes vs. Non-diabetic heart was evaluated on Sensitivity to ischemic injury. Diabetes-induced decreases in glycolysis and altered intracellular pH regulation may make the diabetic heart less sensitive to severe ischemic injury.
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