Eplerenone, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure: findings from the EARLIER trial | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Kobayashi M, Girerd N, Zannad F. When to use spironolactone, eplerenone or finerenone in the spectrum of cardiorenal diseases. Nephrol Dial Transpl. 2024;39:1063–72. CAS  Google Scholar  Morales J, Handelsman Y. Cardiovascular outcomes in patients with diabetes and kidney disease: JACC review topic of the week. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023;82:161–70. PubMed  Google Scholar  Zannad F, … Read more

Proteomic signatures of type 2 diabetes predict the incidence of coronary heart disease | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Magliano DJ, Chen L, Morton JI, Salim A, Carstensen B, Gregg EW, Pavkov ME, Arffman M, Colhoun HM, Ha KH, Imamura T. Trends in the incidence of young-adult-onset diabetes by diabetes type: a multi-national population-based study from an international diabetes consortium. Lancet Diabet Endocrinol. 2024;12(12):915–23. Google Scholar  Lu X, Xie Q, Pan X, Zhang R, … Read more

Aspirin increases the risk of acute kidney injury in critical patients with chest trauma: a retrospective cohort study | International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Murray CJ, Atkinson C, Bhalla K, Birbeck G, Burstein R, Chou D, et al. The state of US health, 1990–2010: burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors. JAMA. 2013;310(6):591–608. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.13805. Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Hildebrand F, Giannoudis PV, Griensven M, Zelle B, Ulmer B, Krettek C, et al. Management of polytraumatized patients with associated … Read more

The association between anion gap and prognosis in patients myocardial infarction with congestive heart failure: a retrospective analysis of the MIMIC-IV database | International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Choi Y, Lee KY, Kim SH, Kim KA, Hwang BH, Choo EH, Lim S, Kim CJ, Kim JJ, Byeon J, et al. Predictors for early cardiac death after discharge from successfully treated acute myocardial infarction. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023;10:1165400. Article  PubMed  Google Scholar  Dreyer RP, Arakaki A, Raparelli V, Murphy TE, Tsang SW, D’Onofrio G, … Read more

Association of insulin resistance surrogates with disease severity and adverse outcomes in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a multicenter cohort study | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Humbert M, Kovacs G, Hoeper MM, Badagliacca R, Berger RMF, Brida M, Carlsen J, Coats AJS, Escribano-Subias P, Ferrari P, et al. 2022 ESC/ERS guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Eur Heart J. 2022;43(38):3618–731. Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Abdul-Ghani M, Maffei P, DeFronzo RA. Managing insulin resistance: the forgotten pathophysiological component … Read more

Association between the systemic immune-inflammation index and metabolic syndrome and its components: results from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA) | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Participant characteristics The study sample (n = 2755) consisted of 1305 men and 1450 women, with mean (SD) ages of 69.5 (9.2) years for men and 69.4 (9.2) years for women. Table 1 presents the characteristics of participants by MetS status. Approximately 39.2% of the participants were diagnosed with MetS. Among the components of MetS, high BP and … Read more

Stress hyperglycemia ratio and machine learning model for prediction of all-cause mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Baseline characteristics of study participants This study analyzed data from 8,321 patients included in the MIMIC-IV database, of whom 3,848 met the inclusion criteria. Participants were stratified into four quartiles (Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4) according to postoperative SHR percentiles. The baseline characteristics for each group are detailed in Table 1. The mean age of the … Read more

Cardiac autonomic neuropathy is associated with ectopic fat distribution in autoimmune but not in type 2 diabetes | Cardiovascular Diabetology

This study showed that ectopic fat distribution is associated with the presence of CAN in participants with AD but not in T2D. More specifically, we found that a visceral body fat accumulation phenotype in participants with CAN compared to those without CAN among people with AD, with greater total fat mass, trunk fat mass, VAT … Read more

A hidden danger: lung abscess following inhalation of kerosene-based pyrethroid insecticide spray | International Journal of Emergency Medicine

A man in his 50s with a transient psychotic disorder attempted suicide by ingesting sodium hypochlorite and inhaling pyrethroid insecticide after covering his head with a nylon bag and spraying the insecticide inside. He was found by his family members and transported to our hospital. On his arrival at our emergency department, his airway was … Read more

Association of triglyceride-glucose related indices with mortality among individuals with MASLD combined with prediabetes or diabetes | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Clinical baseline characteristics A total of 4,634 patients with prediabetes or diabetes who had completed ultrasonography data were identified from the NHANES III database. Among these participants, 50.1% were men, 75.6% were Non-Hispanic White, and 46.5% were diagnosed with MASLD. Compared to non-MASLD participants, those with MASLD showed higher levels of BMI, WC, FBG, HbA1c, … Read more