Abstract
It is known that DM 2-4 times increases the risk of CVD, and mortality when
combined increases 4-5 times. The combination of a cluster of risk factors for the rapid
development and progression of atherosclerosis, which is based on insulin resistance -
hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, hypertension, allowed the expert Commission of the National
educational program of the United States cholesterol (NCEP) to equate DM2 risk to
coronary heart disease. This article reviews the literature on the relationship of diabetes
and hypoglycemia with the development of cardiac arrhythmias.