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Semin Reprod Med 2021 Apr 19. Epub 2021 Apr 19.

Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.

This review describes the relationship between obesity and the most common reproductive (infertility) and metabolic (gestational diabetes mellitus [GDM] and type 2 diabetes mellitus [T2DM]) consequences in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). It also describes the vital role of lifestyle management for PCOS. PCOS is a heterogeneous endocrine disorder common in reproductive-age women. Read More

Diabetes Metab Syndr 2021 Apr 7;15(3):857-862. Epub 2021 Apr 7.

Department of Endocrinology, St. Johns Medical College Hospital, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore, 560034, India. Electronic address:

Background And Aims: Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a debilitating complication of type 2 DM. Complexity of foot examination often precludes proper clinical assessment of the foot during routine evaluation. We assessed the utility of novel device, vibratip, both singly and in combination with standard bedside tools for assessment of loss of protective sensation. Read More

J Surg Res 2021 Apr 16;265:21-26. Epub 2021 Apr 16.

Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Electronic address:

Background: The 5-item modified frailty index (mFI-5) is a validated tool to assess postoperative risks in older surgical candidates. We sought to compare the predictive ability of mFI-5 to its individual components and other established risk factors for complications in flap reconstruction of late-stage pressure ulcer repair.

Methods: The 2012 to 2018 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (ACS-NSQIP) database was queried for pressure ulcer diagnosis and reconstructive flap repair procedures. Read More

Trends Cardiovasc Med 2021 Apr 16. Epub 2021 Apr 16.

Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Baltimore, MD, USA; Community Hospital General Medical Center, Sterling, IL, USA. Electronic address:

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide and has been characterized as a chronic immunoinflammatory, fibroproliferative disease fueled by lipids. Great advances have been made in elucidating the complex mechanistic interactions among risk factors associated with CHD, yielding abundant success towards preventive measures and the development of pharmaceuticals to prevent and treat CHD via attenuation of lipoprotein-mediated risk. However, significant residual risk remains. Read More

Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2021 Apr 16:108795. Epub 2021 Apr 16.

Diabetic Foot Unit, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain.

Aims: The principal aim of this study was to identify a cut-off point along the spectrum of peak plantar midfoot pressure that has an optimum combination of sensitivity and specificity to screen for neuropathic ulceration in patients with Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN).

Methods: A 1-year outcome study was performed in twenty-five patients with diabetes, affected with chronic CN midfoot deformity. Peak plantar pressure (PPP) and pressure/time Integral (PTI) in the midfoot region were registered. Read More