scholarly journals Ultrasound Tissue Characterization of Carotid Plaques Differs Between Patients with Type 1 Diabetes and Subjects without Diabetes

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esmeralda Castelblanco ◽  
Àngels Betriu ◽  
Marta Hernández ◽  
Minerva Granado-Casas ◽  
Emilio Ortega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Plaque ◽  
Tissue Characterization ◽  
Diabetes Type ◽  
Diabetes Type 1 ◽  
Carotid Plaques ◽  
Ultrasound Tissue Characterization ◽  
Plaque Type ◽  
Differential Pattern

The aim of the study was to investigate ultrasound tissue characterization of carotid plaques in subjects with and without diabetes type 1 (T1D). B-mode carotid ultrasound was performed to assess the presence and type of plaque in a group of 340 subjects with and 304 without T1D, all of them without cardiovascular disease. One hundred and seven patients with T1D (49.5% women; age 54 ± 9.8 years) and 67 control subjects without diabetes who had at least one carotid plaque were included in the study. The proportion of subjects who had only echolucent plaques was reduced in the group of patients with T1D (48.6% vs. 73.1%). In contrast, the proportion with only echogenic (25.2% vs. 7.5%) and calcified plaques (9.4% vs. 1.5%) was increased compared with subjects without diabetes. Moreover, having at least one echogenic plaque was more frequent in T1D patients compared with subjects without diabetes (49.5% vs. 26.9% p = 0.005). In addition to diabetes (OR 2.28; p = 0.026), age (OR 1.06, p = 0.002) was the other variable associated with echogenic plaque existence in multiple regression analysis. Patients with T1D exhibit a differential pattern of carotid plaque type compared with subjects without diabetes, with an increased frequency of echogenic and extensively calcified plaques.

Pediatric Self-Efficacy for Diabetes-Type-1 Scale--German Version

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominik Sethe ◽  
Arndt Büssing ◽  
Dörte Hilgard ◽  
Bettina Berger
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Diabetes Type ◽  
Diabetes Type 1 ◽  
German Version

scholarly journals Introduction of the Grayscale Median for Ultrasound Tissue Characterization of the Transplanted Kidney

Diagnostics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 390
Author(s):  
Camilo G. Sotomayor ◽  
Stan Benjamens ◽  
Hildebrand Dijkstra ◽  
Derya Yakar ◽  
Cyril Moers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Transplant ◽  
Tissue Characterization ◽  
Kidney Transplant Recipients ◽  
Systematic Assessment ◽  
Ultrasound Tissue Characterization ◽  
Adult Kidney ◽  
Mersenne Twister ◽  
History Of

Ultrasound examination is advised for early post-kidney transplant assessment. Grayscale median (GSM) quantification is novel in the kidney transplant field, with no systematic assessment previously reported. In this prospective cohort study, we measured the post-operative GSM in a large cohort of adult kidney transplant recipients (KTR) who consecutively underwent Doppler ultrasound directly after transplantation (within 24 h), compared it with GSM in nontransplanted patients, and investigated its association with baseline and follow-up characteristics. B-mode images were used to calculate the GSM in KTR and compared with GSM data in nontransplanted patients, as simulated from summary statistics of the literature using a Mersenne twister algorithm. The association of GSM with baseline and 1-year follow-up characteristics were studied by means of linear regression analyses. In 282 KTR (54 ± 15 years old, 60% male), the median (IQR) GSM was 55 (45–69), ranging from 22 to 124 (coefficient of variation = 7.4%), without differences by type of donation (p = 0.28). GSM in KTR was significantly higher than in nontransplanted patients (p < 0.001), and associated with systolic blood pressure, history of cardiovascular disease, and donor age (std. β = 0.12, −0.20, and 0.13, respectively; p < 0.05 for all). Higher early post-kidney transplant GSM was not associated with 1-year post-kidney transplant function parameters (e.g., measured and estimated glomerular filtration rate). The data provided in this study could be used as first step for further research on the application of early postoperative ultrasound in KTR.

Epidemiology from mellitus diabetes type 1, patients minor 15 years Costa Rica. 1990–99

2000 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
L. Calzada ◽  
C. Fuscaldo ◽  
E. Artavia ◽  
Y. Estrada ◽  
L. Jaramillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Diabetes Type ◽  
Diabetes Type 1

Looking into a New Challenge, DKA and Covid-19 A Review on Pediatric DKA Cases during New Coronavirus Pandemic Who is to Blame, the Virus or Health System?

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 01-04
Author(s):  
Vida Tajiknia ◽  
Maryam Ghandali ◽  
Ardavan Ahmadvand ◽  
Ali Afrasiabi ◽  
Reza Pirdehghan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Diabetes Type ◽  
Diabetes Type 1 ◽  
The World ◽  
Existing Data

Since the first month of this new pandemic situation, all around the world healthcare system has been facing different challenges and difficulties; patients with chronic diseases such as cancer or diabetes with impaired immune system were at greater risk of infections and complications. It goes without saying that this issue was extremely important among pediatric clinicians dealing with diabetic pediatrics. Diabetes is the number one chronic illness among pediatric patients and the most dangerous and frightened complication of it is Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA). Studies have shown a strong association between pandemic and increase in new diabetes type 1 cases and its lethal complication called DKA. Here we are going to take a look at existing data and report about cases with this condition trying to find the missing piece of a big puzzle; what is the role of Covid-19 in causing Diabetes in previously healthy kids and what is the real association between SARS-COV2 virus infection and DKA? We are going to review different studies, possible mechanism, new t1dm cases and old cases, with or without covid infection, DKA cases and its severity.

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