ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND DIABETES
Atrial fibrillation (AF) may lead to the development of brain infarction and cardiac insufficiency. Diabetes increases the relative risk of AF manifold and can result in progression of diastolic dysfunction of left ventricle. Moreover, the risk of AF has been proved to grow by 40% as a result of decompensated diabetes mellitus after pharmaceutical treatment. Diabetes patients with AF are required to undergo relevant pharmaceutical therapy to decrease the risk.