Panminerva medica
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Physical activity (PA) is an established modifiable factor for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Our objective was to assess the association of PA with mortality rates in a national sample of patients with diabetes. ⋯ The subgroup of patients with diabetes and high PA had no excess of mortality compared to the general population. PA can reduce the gap for all-cause mortality, used as an index of cardiovascular fitness and a clinical tool for the assessment of mortality risk.
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Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic condition characterized by an elevation of blood glucose levels, resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. The prevalence of the disease has been rapidly rising all over the globe at an alarming rate. ⋯ The treatment spectrum for the management of diabetes mellitus has rapidly developed in recent years, with new class of therapeutics and expanded indications. This article focused on the emerging therapeutic approaches other than the conventional pharmacological therapies, which include stem cell therapy, gene therapy, siRNA, nanotechnology and theranostics.
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Few studies compared paclitaxel-coated balloon (PCB) versus sirolimus-coated balloon (SCB) in the treatment of drug-eluting stent (DES) instent restenosis (ISR). ⋯ The current study suggests that 1-year TLF is not statistically and clinically different in patients with DES ISR treated with a PCB and a SCB.
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Alcohol consumption (AC) and metabolic syndrome (MS) represent the first cause of liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation. The habit of consuming alcoholic beverages and the presence of MS and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) often coexist in the same patient. The histoclinical boundaries between alcohol related liver disease (ALD) and NAFLD are often not well defined. ⋯ For this reason, as already stated recently, a further terminological evolution can be hypothesized. This article was originally published with mistakes in the text. The new corrected citable version appears below.