Higher HbA1c levels raise heart disease risk, says cardiologist
Cardiology professor Khaled Al-Nemer warns that increased HbA1c levels significantly raise the risk of heart disease, citing recent medical studies.
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AIKhaled Al-Nemer, professor of cardiology and arterial catheterization at the College of Medicine, has stated that elevated HbA1c levels increase the risk of heart disease.
Writing on his account on the X platform, Al-Nemer noted that each 1% rise in HbA1c is associated with an 18% higher risk of heart disease, according to medical studies.
He added that moving from 7% to 9% in HbA1c is not just a numerical difference, but represents a 39% increase in the risk of heart disease.
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