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Subtotal Gastrectomy With Billroth II Anastomosis Is Associated With a Low Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Peptic Ulcer Disease Patients: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
Abstract: Duodenal diversion can ameliorate lipid and glucose metabolism. We assessed the risk of stroke after subtotal gastrectomy with Billroth II anastomosis (SGBIIA) in peptic ulcer disease (PUD). We identified 6425 patients who received SGBIIA for PUD between 1998 and 2010 from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database as the study cohort; we frequency-matched them with 25,602 randomly selected controls from the PUD population who did not receive SGBIIA according to age, sex, index year, and comorbidities including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, congestive heart...
Source: Medicine - April 1, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

The Association Between Peptic Ulcer Disease and Ischemic Stroke: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study
Abstract: Stroke is a common cause of death worldwide, but about 30% of ischemic stroke (IS) patients have no identifiable contributing risk factors. Because peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and vascular events share some common risk factors, we conducted a population-based study to evaluate the association between PUD and IS. We followed up a representative sample of 1 million residents of Taiwan using the National Health Insurance Research Database from 1997 to 2011. We defined patients who received medications for PUD and had related diagnosis codes as the PUD group, and a reference group matched by age and sex was sampled f...
Source: Medicine - May 1, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Medical management of critical limb ischaemia: where do we stand today?
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Source: Journal of Internal Medicine - June 26, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Matthew A. Lambert, Jill J. F. Belch Tags: Review Source Type: research

Association between thermal threshold abnormalities and peripheral artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes
This study aimed to evaluate the association between clinical variables, PAD, and subclinical diabetic small fiber peripheral neuropathy detected by abnormal thermal thresholds of the lower extremities in patients with type 2 diabetes. We investigated 725 consecutive patients with type 2 diabetes (male/female: 372/353; mean age, 67 ± 11 years) who did not have apparent cardiovascular disease (including coronary artery disease, arrhythmia, and stroke) and who underwent the quantitative sensory test for thermal (warm and cold) thresholds of the lower limbs and ankle-brachial index (ABI)/toe-brachial index (TBI) examina...
Source: Medicine - December 1, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

CT-angiography and Doppler ultrasonography in the evaluation of carotid artery stenosis: a comparative study
ConclusionDoppler ultrasound when performed by an experienced sonographer can be used as a reliable first line modality for carotid stenosis grading and to categorize patients as medical and potentially surgical cases. CTA can be used as a confirmatory method for patients with borderline stenosis, for presurgical planning and for patients with suspected stenosis of the intracerebral circulation.
Source: QJM - October 1, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research