{"id":5229,"date":"2025-07-14T10:10:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/?p=5229"},"modified":"2025-07-14T10:10:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:10:29","slug":"women-with-type-2-diabetes-face-higher-risk-of-hidden-heart-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/?p=5229","title":{"rendered":"Women with Type 2 Diabetes Face Higher Risk of Hidden Heart Damage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Leicester has uncovered that women with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely as men to experience hidden heart damage, even without symptoms. Published in the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jocmr.2024.101132\"><em>Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance<\/em><\/a>, the research highlights the prevalence of coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD)\u2014a silent condition impairing blood flow in the heart\u2019s smallest vessels\u2014and calls for sex-specific approaches to early detection and prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study analyzed advanced MRI scans from four studies at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). Results showed 46% of women with type 2 diabetes had signs of CMD, compared to only 26% of men. Notably, all participants were asymptomatic, with no prior heart disease diagnoses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key findings revealed sex-specific risk factors: Higher body weight (BMI) was strongly linked to CMD in women, while elevated blood pressure played a larger role in men. According to lead investigator Professor Gerry McCann, \u201cThese early warning signs are missed in routine checks, disproportionately affecting women.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Gaurav Gulsin, a co-author, emphasized the need for tailored interventions: \u201cWeight management for women and blood pressure control for men could mitigate early heart damage before it progresses to heart failure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study also showcased the success of cross-disciplinary collaboration among cardiovascular, diabetes, and lifestyle research teams at the NIHR Leicester BRC. Professor Melanie Davies CBE, Director of the BRC, praised the teamwork: \u201cThis is how we spot disease earlier and improve patient outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The findings underscore the importance of sex-specific cardiovascular risk assessments and early interventions for people with type 2 diabetes. By addressing distinct risk factors like BMI and blood pressure, healthcare providers could potentially reduce the burden of heart disease in this high-risk population. Future research will explore targeted prevention strategies to curb the progression of CMD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Leicester has uncovered that women with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely as men to experience hidden heart damage, even without symptoms. Published in the&nbsp;Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, the research highlights the prevalence of coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD)\u2014a silent condition impairing blood flow [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1565],"tags":[1368,2690,2691,2689,320,1566,2688],"class_list":["post-5229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-medicine","tag-biology","tag-bmi","tag-cardiovascular","tag-coronary-microvascular-dysfunction","tag-diabetes","tag-health-medicine","tag-heart-damage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5229"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5230,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5229\/revisions\/5230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}