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Insulin for Heart Attacks?? |
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Claudia |
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Sep 7, 06 - 10:14 AM |
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cfrench180@tampabay.rr.com |
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http://www.magnesiumforlife.com/ |
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This article appeared in today's news, about using insulin to dilate coronary blood vessels after a heart attack. This is another absurd experiment on the people and very disturbing!!!!! Why use such a dangerous drug when magnesium will dilate coronary artieries? Some reports say insulin errors are the number one medication error in hospitals in the United States. http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read,1041,2827.html
The Institute for Safe Medicine Practices lists insulin 5th on their list of specific "high alert" medications. http://www.ismp.org/Tools/highalertmedications.pdf
Insulin errors continue to abound and can be disastrous and deadly, poor glucose testing protocols and poor glucose testing equipment only add to the tremendous problem that this so frequently causes. Beware!!! see citations supporting use of magnesium below this news article.
Insulin for Heart Attacks
September 6, 2006 - According to the American Heart Association, about 1.2 million Americans suffer a new or recurrent heart attack every year. Over the years, coronary arteries that bring blood to the heart can become thicker and harder as plaque -- from substances like cholesterol and fat -- builds up. A heart attack occurs when the blood flow to the heart is severely reduced or cut off. According to the American Heart Association, "When the heart muscle is starved for oxygen and nutrients, it is called ischemia. When damage or death of part of the heart muscle occurs as a result of ischemia, it is called a heart attack or myocardial infarction."
When someone has a heart attack, the part of the heart muscle that has lost blood supply begins to die. The amount of damage to the heart muscle depends on the size of the area supplied by the blocked artery and also the time between when it happens and treatment. When the damage is done to the heart muscle, it is irreversible. Scar tissue will form around the damaged area in people who survive heart attacks. The rest of the heart keeps working, but because part of it has been damaged, it is weaker than before and can't pump as much blood as it used to.
REDUCING THE DAMAGE: Doctors are now studying a way to reduce the damage when a heart attack occurs. Researchers from the University at Buffalo in New York say the diabetic drug insulin may add significant protection to the heart when patients suffering a heart attack come to the emergency room. In the 1990's, researchers discovered insulin is a vessel dilator. It makes blood vessels relax and increases blood flow. Paresh Dandona, M.D., at UB, and colleagues set out to study insulin's effect on heart attacks. In a study of 36 patients who were having a heart attack, Dr. Dandona and his team randomly assigned the patients to receive either standard clot-busting treatment alone or standard therapy along with a low dose of infused insulin over 48 hours. Because insulin lowers blood sugar levels, patients were also given glucose to keep blood sugar levels normal.
Results of the study show, for the first time, that insulin infused into heart attack patients reduces damage to the heart by 50 percent. Insulin reduced concentrations of C-reactive protein by 40 percent and serum amyloid A, by 50 percent. Both CRP and SAA are critical markers of inflammation. The insulin was given within three hours of having a heart attack. Dr. Dandona says, "There may be a substantial chunk of that heart muscle, which is subject to potential injury that might be saved if you get in there on time."
INSULIN AS STANDARD TREATMENT? Dr. Dandona and researchers across the country are now investigating the effects of insulin on heart attacks on a larger number of people. Dr. Dandona says, "If an established old drug gives us a perfectly good answer and improves the outcomes of our patients, then that is how the practices will change. Insulin will become a standard part of treatment for [heart attack]."
Insulin is a widely used drug among people with diabetes. It was discovered in 1921 and is vital for survival among those with type 1 diabetes. Dr. Dandona says he can easily see this old drug becoming a new norm for heart attack patients. He says, "It's so simple. It's so inexpensive, and it can be universalized." http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=health&id=4534962 |
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