Vascular Disease
Intensive glucose lowering reduces vascular, mortality risk in type 2 diabetes
Regardless of age at diagnosis or duration of disease, patients with diabetes who underwent intensive glucose lowering had lower risk for vascular events and death, according to a post hoc analysis published in Diabetes Care.
Study: Body composition associated with neurodegenerative disease, brain aging
Body composition patterns associated with weight and fat distribution were strongly correlated with neurodegenerative disease and brain aging, mediated by cardiovascular disease, according to research published in Neurology.
Surgery with void filler for diabetic foot infection may increase limb salvage rate
SAN FRANCISCO — Results showed use of local antibiotic-loaded hydroxyapatite and calcium sulfate biocomposite void filler may increase limb salvage and ulcer healing rates among patients with diabetic foot infections and vascular disease.
Study suggests addition of ‘CKD stage 3-plus’ group to care models
Minnesota-based dermatologist to lead Society for Pediatric Dermatology as new president
The Society for Pediatric Dermatology has named Sheilagh Maguiness, MD, its 2023-2024 president, according to a press release.
Interventional stroke program not superior to standard care at 1 year
No differences in incidence of vascular events were observed in adults with ischemic stroke who received interventional care compared with standard care 1 year after baseline assessment, data show.
Renowned neurologist Ralph L. Sacco remembered for leadership, advancements in stroke
Ralph L. Sacco, MD, MS, professor and chair of the department of neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, died on Jan. 17 from glioblastoma, according to a statement from the university.
Extracardiac vascular disease may drive worse outcomes after PCI
In adults who undergo PCI, concomitant extracardiac vascular disease is associated with worse clinical outcomes, including all-cause death, regardless of the organ involved and the number of vascular beds, researchers reported.
Patients with history of autoimmune disease have fewer AAV relapses
Patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis who have a history of autoimmune disease prior to diagnosis may have fewer relapses following remission, according to data published in Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology.