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ReviewCureus2021

Type 2 Diabetes and Causes of Sudden Cardiac Death: A Systematic Review.

Karan B Singh, Maduka C Nnadozie, Muhammad Abdal, Niki Shrestha, Rose Anne M Abe, Anum Masroor, Arseni Khorochkov, Jose Prieto, Lubna Mohammed

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Review in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Karan B SinghInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Maduka C NnadozieInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Muhammad AbdalEmergency Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Niki ShresthaResearch, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Rose Anne M AbeResearch, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Anum MasroorPsychiatry, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Arseni KhorochkovInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Jose PrietoInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Lubna MohammedInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Khyber Medical College · PKCalifornia Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology (United States) · USPsychiatric Medicine Associates · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus has been on the rise in recent years. A major cause of death in the United States is myocardial infarction with underlying coronary artery disease. Impairment of tissue insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetes is a significant factor for sudden cardiac death. The complex pathophysiology stems from coexisting cardiovascular disease and complications of impaired tissue sensitivity to insulin. Long-term diabetics with underlying kidney disease and those requiring dialysis have systemic inflammation that adds to an increased risk of death. During times of pathological stress, myocardial tissue will express substrates and growth factors that cause conduction disequilibrium and predispose to sudden cardiac death. Diabetes is a modifiable risk factor in the prevention of sudden cardiac arrest. Specific prevention measures aimed towards lifestyle modification and medications are important to prevent diabetes and decrease mortality of future cardiac death. In recent times, drugs that compete with glucose in the proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron have clinical significance in lowering the risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

Indexed as

atherosclerosisautonomic nervous system dysfunctionchronic kidney disease (ckd)coronary artery disease (cad)diabetes type 2electrolyte imbalancehypoglycemiaincreased blood sugar levelslife threatening arrhythmiasudden cardiac arrest

Identifiers

PMID34692349
PMCPMC8525691
OpenAlexW3200392817

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