Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Jun 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialMicrovascular Disease and Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Death From Intensive Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes: The ACCORDION Study.
To assess whether the presence of microvascular complications modifies the effect of intensive glucose reduction on long-term outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes. ⋯ This hypothesis-generating study identifies diabetic retinopathy as predictor of the beneficial effect of intensive glucose control on the risk of cardiovascular disease and possibly death. Further long-term studies are required to confirm these findings.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Jun 2021
Segment-Specific Orientation of the Dorsal and Ventral Roots for Precise Therapeutic Targeting of Human Spinal Cord.
To provide precise description of the dorsal and ventral roots orientation along with the main spinal cord anatomical measurements and their segment-specific variations. ⋯ These results demonstrate consistent variation in spinal cord anatomical features across all tested subjects. The results of this study can be used to locate spinal roots and main spinal cord landmarks based on bone marks on computed tomography or X-rays. These results could improve stereotactic surgical procedures and electrode positioning for neuromodulation procedures.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Jun 2021
Time Is Brain: Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Response Times for Suspected Stroke and Effects of Prehospital Interventions.
To compare prehospital time for patients with suspected stroke in Florida with the American Stroke Association (ASA) time benchmarks, and to investigate the effects of dispatch notification and stroke assessment scales on prehospital time. ⋯ This study reveals a substantial opportunity for improvement in stroke care in Florida. Two prehospital EMS stroke interventions seem to reduce prehospital time for patients with suspected stroke. Adoption of these interventions might improve the stroke systems of care.