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The association between participation in a pay-for-performance program and macrovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes in Taiwan: A nationwide population-based cohort study
Conclusions Compared with patients not enrolled in the P4P program, P4P patients had lower risk of developing serious vascular complications. Our empirical findings provide evidence for the potential long-term benefit of P4P programs in reducing risks of macrovascular complications.
Source: Preventive Medicine - January 11, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

Risks of Death and Stroke in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis With New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation: A Competing-Risk Analysis of a Nationwide Cohort.
CONCLUSIONS: -The risk of stroke was only modestly higher in patients undergoing hemodialysis with new-onset AF than in those without AF, and it became insignificant when accounting for the competing risk of in-hospital death. PMID: 26680239 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Circulation - December 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shih CJ, Ou SM, Chao PW, Kuo SC, Lee YJ, Yang CY, Tarng DC, Lin CC, Huang PH, Li SY, Chen YT Tags: Circulation Source Type: research

Cancer is associated with intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders
Conclusion The present study indicates that cancer increases the risk of IPCs and may reduce the clinical benefits of surgery.
Source: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology - December 9, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Risk of Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study
Abstract: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with atherosclerosis, but the relationship between SLE and peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) remains unclear. We sought to investigate this relationship by comparing cardiovascular complications in patients with and without SLE. Data on patients from 2000 to 2011 were collected from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan. The SLE cohort was frequency-matched according to age, sex, and history of diabetes mellitus (DM) with patients without SLE (control cohort). We evaluated the risk of cardiovascular complications, including hypertensi...
Source: Medicine - November 1, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Observational Study Source Type: research

Relation Between Hepatitis C Virus Exposure and Risk of Osteoporosis: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
Abstract: The effect of hepatitis C virus (HCV) exposure on bone mineral density without advanced liver disease remains debated. Thus, we assessed the relation between HCV exposure and the risk of osteoporosis. From 2000 to 2011, patients aged>20 years with HCV exposure were identified from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000. Of the 51,535 sampled patients, 41,228 and 10,307 patients were categorized as the comparison and the HCV exposure cohorts, respectively. The overall incidence of osteoporosis in the HCV exposure cohort was higher than in the comparison cohort (8.27 vs 6.19 per 1000 person-years; crude ha...
Source: Medicine - November 1, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Hemodialysis with end-stage renal disease did not raise the risk of intracranial hemorrhage after a head injury
Conclusions: HD +ESRD did not increase the post-HI risk of ICH. Therefore, it may not be necessary to lower the threshold of head CT in HD +ESRD patients.
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - October 28, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Hsin-Hung ChenChien-Chin HsuShih-Feng WengHung-Jung LinJhi-Joung WangHow-Ran GuoShih-Bin SuChien-Cheng HuangJiann-Hwa Chen Source Type: research

Effects on Clinical Outcomes of Adding Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors Versus Sulfonylureas to Metformin Therapy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Conclusion: Compared with sulfonylureas, DPP-4 inhibitors were associated with lower risks for all-cause death, MACEs, ischemic stroke, and hypoglycemia when used as add-ons to metformin therapy. Primary Funding Source: None. PMID: 26457538 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - October 13, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ou SM, Shih CJ, Chao PW, Chu H, Kuo SC, Lee YJ, Wang SJ, Yang CY, Lin CC, Chen TJ, Tarng DC, Li SY, Chen YT Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research

Comparative Effectiveness of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers in Terms of Major Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Elderly Patients: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study
Abstract: Renin and aldosterone activity levels are low in elderly patients, raising concerns about the benefits and risks of angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) use. However, data from direct comparisons of the effects of ACEIs on ARBs in the elderly population remain inconclusive. In this nationwide study, all patients aged ≥ 70 years were retrieved from the Taiwan National Health Insurance database for the period 2000 to 2009 and were followed up until the end of 2010. The ARB cohort (12,347 patients who continuously used ARBs for ≥ 90 days) was matched to ...
Source: Medicine - October 1, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Age Threshold for Increased Stroke Risk Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation A Nationwide Cohort Study From Taiwan
This study hypothesized that the age threshold (65 years) used in the CHA2DS2-VASc system for initiating oral anticoagulants (OACs) might be lower in Taiwanese AF patients than in non-Asians.MethodsWe used the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan to study 186,570 nonanticoagulated AF patients. There were 9,416 males with a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 0 and 6,390 females with a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1. Their risk of ischemic stroke was analyzed with stratification on the basis of age.ResultsThe annual risks of ischemic stroke for males (score 0) and females (score 1) were 1.15% and 1.12%, respectively, and contin...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - September 14, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Use of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease in Subjects With Hypertension: Nationwide Longitudinal Cohort Study Kidney
Limited studies have examined the effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use on the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially in subjects with hypertension. Using National Health Insurance claims data in Taiwan, we conducted a propensity score–matched cohort study to investigate the relationship between NSAID use and CKD in subjects with hypertension. A total of 31976 subjects were included in this study: subjects not taking any NSAIDs in 2007 (n=10782); subjects taking NSAIDs for 1 to 89 days in 2007 (n=10605); and subjects taking NSAIDs for ≥90 days in 2007 (n=10589). We performed multivar...
Source: Hypertension - August 12, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hsu, C.-C., Wang, H., Hsu, Y.-H., Chuang, S.-Y., Huang, Y.-W., Chang, Y.-K., Liu, J.-S., Hsiung, C. A., Tsai, H.-J. Tags: Clinical Studies Kidney Source Type: research

Underutilization of warfarin for stroke prophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter in Korea.
CONCLUSIONS: A high portion of AF/AFL patients with CHADS2 score ≥2 were undertreated with warfarin. As ischemic stroke is one of the leading causes of death in Korea, a more aggressive approach to prevent stroke in patients with AF/AFL is required. PMID: 26242197 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Cardiology - August 1, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lee IH, Kim H, Je NK Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research

Subsequent mortality after hyperglycemic crisis episode in the non-elderly: a national population-based cohort study
Abstract Hyperglycemic crisis episodes (HCEs)—diabetic ketoacidosis and the hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state—are the most serious acute metabolic complications of diabetes. We aimed to investigate the subsequent mortality after HCE in the non-elderly diabetic which is still unclear. This retrospective national population-based cohort study reviewed, in Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database, data from 23,079 non-elder patients (≤65 years) with new-onset diabetes between 2000 and 2002: 7693 patients with HCE and 15,386 patients without HCE (1:2). Both groups were compared, and follow-up p...
Source: Endocrine - June 27, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Cardiovascular risks associated with second‐line oral antidiabetic agents added to metformin in patients with Type 2 diabetes: a nationwide cohort study
ConclusionThere were no differences in overall cardiovascular risks among several add‐on second‐line oral antidiabetic agents; however, glinide plus metformin and α‐glucosidase inhibitors plus metformin combination therapies might be associated with lower risks of acute myocardial infarction.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Diabetic Medicine - May 1, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Y.‐C. Chang, L.‐M. Chuang, J.‐W. Lin, S.‐T. Chen, M.‐S. Lai, C.‐H. Chang Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Abstract 144: Cost of Cardiovascular Disease Episodes among Patients with Hypertension Session Title: Poster Session I
Conclusions: Cost estimates of CVD episodes among hypertensive patients are consistent with results from the scarce literature in this area. Moreover, our study finds evidence of increased medical resource utilization weeks before the recording of the CVD episode. Omitting these pre-event costs leads to an underestimate of the true costs of CVD.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - April 29, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Arrieta, A., Qiao, N., Woods, J. R., Jay, S. J., Veledar, E., Nasir, K. Tags: Session Title: Poster Session I Source Type: research

Long-term Mortality Risk After Hyperglycemic Crisis Episodes in Geriatric Patients With Diabetes: A National Population-Based Cohort Study
CONCLUSIONS Patients with diabetes had a higher mortality risk after HCE during the first 6 years of follow-up. Referral for proper education, better access to medical care, effective communication with a health care provider, and control of comorbidities should be done immediately after HCE.
Source: Diabetes Care - April 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Huang, C.-C.; Weng, S.-F.; Tsai, K.-T.; Chen, P.-J.; Lin, H.-J.; Wang, J.-J.; Su, S.-B.; Chou, W.; Guo, H.-R.; Hsu, C.-C. Tags: Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition/Psychosocial Research Source Type: research