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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38523171/prevalence-of-micronutrient-deficiencies-in-preoperative-bariatric-patients-in-a-new-zealand-tertiary-centre
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Megna Jeram, Christin Coomarasamy, Andrew Donald MacCormick
PURPOSE: A potential complication of bariatric surgery is development of nutritional deficiencies. Study aims were to assess prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies in preoperative bariatric patients and to examine for ethnic differences. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of 573 patients that underwent bariatric surgery at Counties Manukau District Health Board was carried out. Mean preoperative levels of albumin, calcium, phosphate, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin D, magnesium, haemoglobin, haematocrit, mean cell volume, mean cell haemoglobin, ferritin, iron, and transferrin were calculated...
March 25, 2024: Obesity Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38522433/the-impact-of-inflammatory-biomarkers-on-amputation-rates-in-patients-with-diabetic-foot-ulcers
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yun Xu, Ruina Geng, Xiangyu Meng, Zhipeng Feng, Xu Wang, Guanying Zhang, Liwei Bai
Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) are a major complication of diabetes, often leading to amputation. Understanding the relationship between haematological inflammatory markers and the incidence of amputation in DFU patients with infectious complications is crucial for improving management and outcomes. This retrospective study, conducted from May 2020 to October 2022, involved 109 patients with DFUs, categorised into amputation (AM) and non-amputation (NAM) groups. Patients were evaluated for various factors, including demographic data, DFU duration, and blood parameters such as haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), haemoglobin (Hb), albumin (ALB), white blood cell count (WBC), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR)...
April 2024: International Wound Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38522017/health-literacy-self-efficacy-and-health-outcomes-of-patients-undergoing-haemodialysis-mediating-role-of-self-management
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shu-Hua Hsu, Yu-Li Lin, Malcolm Koo, Debra K Creedy, Ying Tsao
BACKGROUND: Health literacy, self-efficacy and self-management are known to influence health-related well-being. However, the precise influence of self-management, health literacy and self-efficacy on health outcomes in Asian countries is under-researched. OBJECTIVES: To examine the impact of health literacy and self-efficacy (independent variables) and self-management (mediator) on patients' health outcomes (dependent variable). DESIGN: An observational, cross-sectional design was conducted between 1 March 2022 and 31 August 2022...
March 24, 2024: Journal of Renal Care
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38521526/defining-the-hidden-burden-of-disease-in-rural-communities-in-bangladesh-cambodia-and-thailand-a-cross-sectional-household-health-survey-protocol
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Meiwen Zhang, Nan Shwe Nwe Htun, Shayla Islam, Aninda Sen, Akramul Islam, Amit Kumer Neogi, Rupam Tripura, Lek Dysoley, Carlo Perrone, Rusheng Chew, Elizabeth M Batty, Watcharintorn Thongpiam, Jantana Wongsantichon, Chonticha Menggred, Sazid Ibna Zaman, Naomi Waithira, Stuart Blacksell, Marco Liverani, Sue Lee, Richard James Maude, Nicholas P J Day, Yoel Lubell, Thomas Julian Peto
INTRODUCTION: In low-income and middle-income countries in Southeast Asia, the burden of diseases among rural population remains poorly understood, posing a challenge for effective healthcare prioritisation and resource allocation. Addressing this knowledge gap, the South and Southeast Asia Community-based Trials Network (SEACTN) will undertake a survey that aims to determine the prevalence of a wide range of non-communicable and communicable diseases, as one of the key initiatives of its first project-the Rural Febrile Illness project (RFI)...
March 23, 2024: BMJ Open
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38519847/intrarectal-formalin-treatment-for-haemorrhagic-radiation-induced-proctopathy-efficacy-and-safety
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Darina Kohoutova, Ana Wilson, Caroline Gee, Ramy Elhusseiny, Linda Wanders, David Cunningham
AIM: Pelvic radiotherapy is limited by dose-dependent toxicity to surrounding organs. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intrarectal formalin treatment for radiotherapy-induced haemorrhagic proctopathy (RHP) at the Royal Marsden Hospital. METHOD: Adult patients were enrolled. Haemoglobin was evaluated before and after formalin treatment. Antiplatelet and/or anticoagulation treatment and administration of transfusion were recorded...
March 22, 2024: Colorectal Disease
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38519537/prediction-of-pacemaker-induced-cardiomyopathy-using-a-convolutional-neural-network-based-on-clinical-findings-prior-to-pacemaker-implantation
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Mitsunori Oida, Takuya Mizutani, Eriko Hasumi, Katsuhito Fujiu, Kosaku Goto, Kunihiro Kani, Tsukasa Oshima, Takumi J Matsubara, Yu Shimizu, Gaku Oguri, Toshiya Kojima, Issei Komuro
Risk factors for pacemaker-induced cardiomyopathy (PICM) have been previously reported, including a high burden of right ventricular pacing, lower left ventricular ejection fraction, a wide QRS duration, and left bundle branch block before pacemaker implantation (PMI). However, predicting the development of PICM remains challenging. This study aimed to use a convolutional neural network (CNN) model, based on clinical findings before PMI, to predict the development of PICM. Out of a total of 561 patients with dual-chamber PMI, 165 (mean age 71...
March 22, 2024: Scientific Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38518386/reduction-of-haemoglobin-is-related-to-metal-mixtures-exposure-in-chinese-preschoolers-joint-effect-models
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ye Fu, Minghui He, Yang Liu, Mingzhu Li, Meiqin Zhu, Yan Wang, Wei Lin, Lili Yu, Liting Yang, Yao Zhang, Yanli Liu, Hongxian Ji, Hongcheng Ding, Jing Wang
Heavy metal exposure is a known risk factor for hematologic disorders in children, yet the impact of co-exposure to multiple metals remains underexplored. This cross-sectional study investigates the relationship between urinary levels of 23 metals and haemoglobin (Hb) in 1460 Chinese preschoolers. The concentrations of the 23 urinary metals were quantified using an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer, while Hb levels were assessed through finger prick blood samples. To evaluate the co-exposure effects, we employed three approaches: Generalized linear regression model, joint effect models including Quantile g-Computation and Bayesian Kernel Machine Regression (BKMR)...
March 5, 2024: Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38517730/interaction-effects-of-mthfr-c677t-and-a1298c-polymorphisms-with-maternal-glycated-haemoglobin-levels-on-adverse-birth-outcomes
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Weixiang Wu, Dan Luo, Cunwei Ji, Fuqiang Diao, Lihong Wu, Xiaolin Ruan, Chunming Gu, Mingyong Luo
AIMS: The role of maternal genetic factors in the association between high glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and adverse birth outcomes remains unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study, the maternal HbA1c levels of 5108 normoglycemic pregnant women in China were measured, and A1298C and C677T polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene were genotyped. RESULTS: Elevated HbA1c levels during the second trimester were associated with increased risks of macrosomia, large-for-gestational age (LGA), preterm birth (PTB), and reduced gestational age (p < 0...
March 2024: Diabetes/metabolism Research and Reviews
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38516822/blood-based-assessment-of-oxidative-stress-inflammation-endocrine-and-metabolic-adaptations-in-eventing-horses-accounting-for-plasma-volume-shift-after-exercise
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Johanna Giers, Alexander Bartel, Katharina Kirsch, Simon Franz Müller, Stephanie Horstmann, Heidrun Gehlen
BACKGROUND: After submaximal exercise, blood values of eventing horses show physiological reactions. OBJECTIVES: This prospective longitudinal study investigated blood parameters in 20 elite eventing horses before and after two-four-star cross-country rides. METHODS: Using a mixed model adjusting for plasma volume shift, we assessed exercise-dependent parameters and compared blood values with reference ranges for healthy horses at rest. RESULTS: Following exercise, cortisol, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) showed short-term increases, and superoxide-dismutase showed a small short-term increase...
May 2024: Veterinary Medicine and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38515853/ferric-citrate-for-the-treatment-of-hyperphosphatemia-and-iron-deficiency-anaemia-in-patients-with-ndd-ckd-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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Xueying Ding, Shujie Sun, Jinjin Zhang, Huifang Zhao, Fenglan Lun, Xuemin Liu, Yiwan Zhen, Jinping Dong, Jingliang Wu
Background: The application of ferric citrate therapy has yielded unexpected benefits in recent years for Chronic kidney disease patients suffering from hyperphosphatemia and iron deficiency -anaemia. Despite this, earlier research on the impact of ferric citrate on NDD-CKD has been contentious. Objective: The goal of the meta-analysis is to evaluate the evidence regarding the advantages and dangers of ferric citrate for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia and iron deficiency anaemia in NDD-CKD patients. Methods: Between the start of the study and June 2022, we searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, EBSCO, Scopus, Web of Science, Wan Fang Data, CNKI, and VIP databases for randomised controlled trials of iron citrate for hyperphosphatemia and anaemia in patients with NDD-CKD...
2024: Frontiers in Pharmacology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38514449/the-australian-health-care-homes-trial-quality-of-care-and-patient-outcomes-a-propensity-score-matched-cohort-study
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Duong T Tran, Michael O Falster, Jim Pearse, Deniza Mazevska, Patrick McElduff, Sallie Pearson, Kees C van Gool, Jane Hall, Louisa Jorm
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of the Health Care Homes (HCH) primary health care initiative on quality of care and patient outcomes. DESIGN, SETTING: Quasi-experimental, matched cohort study; analysis of general practice data extracts and linked administrative data from ten Australian primary health networks, 1 October 2017 - 30 June 2021. PARTICIPANTS: People with chronic health conditions (practice data extracts: 9811; linked administrative data: 10 682) enrolled in the HCH 1 October 2017 - 30 June 2019; comparison groups of patients receiving usual care (1:1 propensity score-matched)...
March 21, 2024: Medical Journal of Australia
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38514386/could-poor-glycaemic-control-be-a-predictor-of-walking-speed-decline-in-older-adults-evidence-from-the-english-longitudinal-study-of-ageing
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Mariane M Luiz, Roberta de O Máximo, Dayane C de Oliveira, Paula C Ramírez, Aline F de Souza, Maicon L B Delinocente, Natália Cochar-Soares, Andrew Steptoe, Cesar de Oliveira, Tiago da S Alexandre
AIM: Although diabetes is a risk factor for walking speed decline in older adults, it remains unclear how glycaemic control [assessed by glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)] might affect the long-term trajectories of walking speed. We investigated whether the glycaemic control status accelerates the walking speed decline and whether this decline differs depending on previous mobility conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In total, 3202 individuals aged ≥60 years from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) were classified at baseline and after 4 and 8 years of follow-up according to glycaemic control status as 'without diabetes' (no self-reported diabetes and HbA1c <6...
March 21, 2024: Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38514384/during-an-18-month-course-of-automated-insulin-delivery-treatment-children-aged-2-to-6%C3%A2-years-achieve-and-maintain-a-higher-time-in-tight-range
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Mari-Anne Pulkkinen, Tero J Varimo, Elina T Hakonen, Matti T Hero, Päivi J Miettinen, Anna-Kaisa Tuomaala
AIMS: To investigate whether the positive effects on glycaemic outcomes of 3-month automated insulin delivery (AID) achieved in 2- to 6-year-old children endure over an extended duration and how AID treatment affects time in tight range (TITR), defined as 3.9-7.8 mmol/L. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We analysed 18 months of follow-up data from a non-randomized, prospective, single-arm clinical trial (n = 35) conducted between 2021 and 2023...
March 21, 2024: Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38514173/microvascular-disease-modifiable-risk-factor-profiles-and-incident-arrhythmias-in-type-2-diabetes
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Guo-Chong Chen, Daniel Nyarko Hukportie, Wei-Dong Fan, Jie-Qiong Lyu, Hai-Peng Wang, Liqiang Qin, Xian-Bo Wu, Fu-Rong Li
BACKGROUND: To assess the roles of diabetic microvascular disease and modifiable risk factors and their combination in the development of arrhythmias. METHODS: We included participants with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who were free of arrhythmias during recruitment in the UK Biobank study. The associations of microvascular disease states (defined by the presence of retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy or chronic kidney disease), four modifiable arrhythmic risk factors (body mass index, smoking, systolic blood pressure and glycosylated haemoglobin) and their joint associations with incident arrhythmias were examined...
March 21, 2024: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38513606/association-between-the-haemoglobin-glycation-index-hgi-and-clinical-outcomes-in-patients-with-acute-decompensated-heart-failure
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Weimeng Cheng, Rong Huang, Yue Pu, Tianyue Li, Xue Bao, Jianzhou Chen, Guannan Li, Han Wu, Zhonghai Wei
BACKGROUND: A growing number of studies show that people with similar blood glucose levels have different levels of glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c), and relying only on HbA1c may lead to clinical decision-making errors. The haemoglobin glycation index (HGI) quantifies the difference in HbA1c among individuals and is strongly linked to the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, the connection between this phenomenon and the poor outcomes of patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is currently unknown...
December 2024: Annals of Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38509740/deficiency-of-heme-oxygenase-1a-causes-detrimental-effects-on-cardiac-function
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Hong Wang, Juuso Siren, Sanni Perttunen, Katariina Immonen, Yu-Chia Chen, Suneeta Narumanchi, Riikka Kosonen, Jere Paavola, Mika Laine, Ilkka Tikkanen, Päivi Lakkisto
Humans lacking heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX1) display growth retardation, haemolytic anaemia, and vulnerability to stress; however, cardiac function remains unclear. We aimed to explore the cardiac function of zebrafish lacking hmox1a at baseline and in response to stress. We generated zebrafish hmox1a mutants using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology. Deletion of hmox1a increases cardiac output and further induces hypertrophy in adults. Adults lacking hmox1a develop myocardial interstitial fibrosis, restrain cardiomyocyte proliferation and downregulate renal haemoglobin and cardiac antioxidative genes...
April 2024: Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38508902/does-tranexamic-acid-effectively-minimise-blood-loss-in-cleft-palate-repair-a-rigorous-assessment-through-comprehensive-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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Hatan Mortada, Abdulaziz Alsuhaim, Faisal Falah Almutairi, Talal Ahmed A Albalawi, Ibrahim Abdulla S Albalawi, Dana Waleed Alkuwaity, Feryal Khalid Alali, Haya AlMosained, Raghad Yasir Shosho, Zainab Almanasef, Hussain Amin Alobaidi, Khalid Arab
Cleft palate repair is a common reconstructive procedure that can involve significant blood loss. Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been proposed to minimise blood loss during various surgical procedures, but its effectiveness in cleft palate repair remains unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the effectiveness of TXA to reduce postoperative blood loss. Adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, we conducted a comprehensive search across multiple databases, including PubMed, Cochrane, and Web of Science, to identify relevant studies published up to September 2023...
January 6, 2024: British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38508641/can-glycated-haemoglobin-hba1c-be-used-as-a-predictor-of-left-ventricular-diastolic-dysfunction-in-non-hypertensive-patients-with-newly-diagnosed-type-2-diabetes-mellitus-a-cross-sectional-study-at-a-tertiary-care-centre-in-eastern-india
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Rajdeep Porel, Shyama Shyama, Shaheen Ahmad, Neeraj Kumar, Shamshad Ahmad, Ratnadeep Biswas, Vishnu Shankar Ojha
OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to establish the association between glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) in non-hypertensive patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and determine the cut-off value of HbA1c for detecting LVDD. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: This study was conducted in General Medicine Department in collaboration with the Cardiology Department at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna...
March 19, 2024: BMJ Open
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38508640/relationship-between-social-isolation-and-glycaemic-control-of-people-previously-diagnosed-with-diabetes-secondary-analysis-from-the-charls
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Qiuping Lu, Liyuan Qu, Cuihua Xie, Yi Shu, Fang Gao, Mengchen Zou, Xinzhao Fan, Xiangrong Luo, Jianfu Meng, Yaoming Xue, Ying Cao
OBJECTIVES: Social isolation may affect diabetes self-management. This study aimed to explore the relations between social isolation and glycaemic control in patients with diabetes and to explore lifestyle differences among individuals with different levels of social isolation. METHODS: The relevant data of 665 people previously diagnosed with diabetes included in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study from 2011 to 2015 were extracted and analysed. The study included patient general information, blood glucose, lipids, glycosylated haemoglobin, social isolation index, health-related lifestyle factors and diabetes-related factors...
March 19, 2024: BMJ Open
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38508459/maternal-prenatal-depressive-symptoms-and-child-brain-responses-to-affective-touch-at-two-years-of-age
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Shashank Shekhar, Pauliina Hirvi, Ambika Maria, Kalle Kotilahti, Jetro J Tuulari, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Ilkka Nissilä
BACKGROUND: Touch is an essential form of mother-child interaction, instigating better social bonding and emotional stability. METHODS: We used diffuse optical tomography to explore the relationship between total haemoglobin (HbT) responses to affective touch in the child's brain at two years of age and maternal self-reported prenatal depressive symptoms (EPDS). Affective touch was implemented via slow brushing of the child's right forearm at 3 cm/s and non-affective touch via fast brushing at 30 cm/s...
March 18, 2024: Journal of Affective Disorders
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