Fasting Blood Sugar variability tied to increased mortality among Heart Transplant Patients
Written By : Dr. Mahalakshmi Sivashankaran
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2023-04-09 14:30 GMT | Update On 2023-04-09 14:30 GMT
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A new study has found that fasting blood glucose (FBG) variability is strongly linked to an increased risk of all-cause mortality in heart transplant recipients pointed out a study published in the Clinical Transplantation Journal.
FBG variability is linked to cardiovascular events and mortality, but its association with heart transplant recipient mortality is unclear.
The study, which was a retrospective cohort study, included 373 adult recipients who had survived for at least one year after heart transplantation with a functioning graft and had their FBG measured more than three times within the first year after transplantation.
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