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Ankle-Brachial Index Is Independently Associated With Cardiovascular Outcomes and Foot Ulcers in Asian Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
ConclusionsLow ABI was associated with cardiovascular events and diabetic foot ulcer independently in patients with type 2 DM.
Source: Frontiers in Endocrinology - November 18, 2021 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Effects of physician's specialty on regular chronic kidney disease care in predialysis: A population-based cross-sectional study
Late referral in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with irregular care and poor prognosis. How the specialty of healthcare provider affect late referral and irregular CKD care remain unclear. We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study to include incident dialysis patients from 2002 to 2007 in Taiwan and observed for 1, 2, and 3 years before dialysis. The medical visits-related information was evaluated every 3 months, retrospectively. Irregular follow-up was defined as missing a follow-up during more than one interval every year. A total of 46,626 patients were included. At 1, 2, and 3 years prior to ...
Source: Medicine - June 1, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

2017 Taiwan lipid guidelines for high risk patients.
Abstract In Taiwan, the prevalence of hyperlipidemia increased due to lifestyle and dietary habit changes. Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) are all significant predicting factors of coronary artery disease in Taiwan. We recognized that lipid control is especially important in patients with existed atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD), including coronary artery disease (CAD), ischemic stroke and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Because the risk of ASCVD is high in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), chronic kidney disease (CKD) and f...
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - February 23, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Li YH, Ueng KC, Jeng JS, Charng MJ, Lin TH, Chien KL, Wang CY, Chao TH, Liu PY, Su CH, Chien SC, Liou CW, Tang SC, Lee CC, Yu TY, Chen JW, Wu CC, Yeh HI, Writing Group of 2017 Taiwan Lipid Guidelines for High Risk Patients Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research