Key result
Ion channels, particularly genetic variants for ATP-dependent potassium channels, may play a role in the pathophysiology of ischemic heart disease in diabetic patients.
Highlights the potential pathophysiological role of ATP-dependent potassium channels in the development of ischemic heart disease among diabetic patients.
Supports ion channel role in diabetic IHD; leaves open targeted interventions pending validation.
Diabetes mellitus is one the strongest risk factors for cardiovascular disease and, in particular, for ischemic heart disease (IHD). The pathophysiology of myocardial ischemia in diabetic patients is complex and not fully understood: some diabetic patients have mainly coronary stenosis obstructing blood flow to the myocardium; others present with coronary microvascular disease with an absence of plaques in the epicardial vessels. Ion channels acting in the cross-talk between the myocardial energy state and coronary blood flow may play a role in the pathophysiology of IHD in diabetic patients. In particular, some genetic variants for ATP-dependent potassium channels seem to be involved in the determinism of IHD.
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Severino et al. (2018) conducted a review in Diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease. Ion channels (ATP-dependent potassium channels) was evaluated. Ion channels, particularly genetic variants for ATP-dependent potassium channels, may play a role in the pathophysiology of ischemic heart disease in diabetic patients.
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