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Endocr Pract 2022 Aug 10. Epub 2022 Aug 10.

University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville, Prisma Health System, Greenville, South Carolina.

Objective: The objective of this clinical practice guideline is to provide updated and new evidence-based recommendations for the comprehensive care of persons with diabetes mellitus to clinicians, diabetes-care teams, other health care professionals and stakeholders, and individuals with diabetes and their caregivers.

Methods: The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) selected a task force of medical experts and staff who updated and assessed clinical questions and recommendations from the prior 2015 version of this guideline and conducted literature searches for relevant scientific papers published from January 1, 2015, through May 15, 2022. Selected studies from results of literature searches composed the evidence base to update 2015 recommendations as well as to develop new recommendations based on review of clinical evidence, current practice, expertise, and informal consensus, according to established AACE protocol for guideline development. Read More

Can J Cardiol 2022 Aug 10. Epub 2022 Aug 10.

Department of Medical and Health Information Management, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan.

Background: This study aimed to provide real-world data on the rates, trends, and predictors of in-hospital complications and 30-day readmission following leadless pacemaker (LP) implantation.

Methods: We analyzed leadless or conventional pacemaker implantations using the all-payer, nationally representative Nationwide Readmissions Database between 2017 and 2019. The national trends of in-hospital mortality, in-hospital complications, and 30-day readmission rates after pacemaker implantation were analyzed. Read More

J Ethnopharmacol 2022 Aug 10:115576. Epub 2022 Aug 10.

National Chinmedomics Research Center, National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry, Metabolomics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, 150040, China. Electronic address:

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Wenxin Formula (WXF) is a well-known prescription with a significant curative effect in the treatment of cardiac disease. However, the lack of quality control standards caused by unclear quality control components limits the development of new drugs.

Aim Of The Study: The aims of this research were to discover the effective materials and screen the quality markers of WXF through a chinmedomics strategy to aid in efficacy evaluation. Read More

J Ethnopharmacol 2022 Aug 10:115579. Epub 2022 Aug 10.

The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510407, China; Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510407, China; Key Laboratory of Chronic Heart Failure, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510407, China. Electronic address:

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Cardiorenal syndrome type 4 (CRS type 4), with high rates of morbidity and mortality, has become a social and economic problem worldwide over the last few decades. Zhen-Wu decoction, a traditional medicine used in East Asia, has been widely used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease and kidney disease, and has shown potential therapeutic effects for the clinical treatment of CRS type 4. However, the underlying mechanism has not been extensively explored. Read More

Clin Chim Acta 2022 Aug 10. Epub 2022 Aug 10.

Cardiology Division of Cardiovascular Medical Center, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medicine, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

Background: We investigated the prognostic value of tenascin-C in patients with stable coronary heart disease.

Methods: A total of 666 patients were enrolled and followed for 72 months. The primary outcome was a composite of cardiac events. Read More