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Periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases: Consensus report.
CONCLUSIONS: The present review reports the proceedings of the workshop jointly organised by the EFP and the World Heart Federation (WHF), which has updated the existing epidemiological evidence for significant associations between periodontitis and CVD, the mechanistic links and the impact of periodontal therapy on cardiovascular and surrogate outcomes. This review has also focused on the potential risk and complications of periodontal therapy in patients on anti thrombotic therapy and has made recommendations for dentists, physicians and for patients visiting both the dental and medical practices. PMID: 32011025 [Pu...
Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology - February 2, 2020 Category: Dentistry Authors: Sanz M, Marco Del Castillo A, Jepsen S, Gonzalez-Juanatey JR, D'Aiuto F, Bouchard P, Chapple I, Dietrich T, Gotsman I, Graziani F, Herrera D, Loos B, Madianos P, Michel JB, Perel P, Pieske B, Shapira L, Shechter M, Tonetti M, Vlachopoulos C, Wimmer G Tags: J Clin Periodontol Source Type: research

Risk Adjustment for Episode-of-Care Costs After Total Joint Arthroplasty: What is the Additional Cost of Individual Comorbidities and Demographics?
DISCUSSION: Providers participating in alternative payment models should be aware of factors (cardiac history, age, and elevated BMI) associated with increased costs. Further study is needed to determine whether risk adjustment in alternative payment models can prevent problems with access to care for these high-risk patients. PMID: 32701687 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - July 25, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Am Acad Orthop Surg Source Type: research

Guidelines for screening and managing hypertension in children
This article reviews the definition of pediatric hypertension, describes why the guidelines were updated, and defines treatment protocol. By familiarizing themselves with and applying these guidelines, clinicians will be able to appropriately screen and manage hypertension in children to prevent morbidity into adulthood.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants - December 24, 2020 Category: Primary Care Tags: CME: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Health-related quality of life and economic burden of prurigo nodularis
Capsule Summary • Prurigo nodularis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease associated with significant quality of life impairment, similar to the level of other debilitating chronic conditions, such as stroke and heart failure.• Early and aggressive symptomatic treatment of PN is warranted to improve patient qu ality of life.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - May 27, 2021 Category: Dermatology Authors: Katherine A. Whang, Thomas K. Le, Raveena Khanna, Kyle A. Williams, Youkyung Sophie Roh, Nishadh Sutaria, Justin Choi, Sylvie Gabriel, Rajeev Chavda, Yevgeniy Semenov, Shawn G. Kwatra Source Type: research

Postoperative Complications in Patients With Hereditary Hemochromatosis Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Matched Cohort Analysis
This study addresses a paucity in the current literature concerning the complication profile in HH patients with destructive joint arthropathy undergoing joint arthroplasty surgery.PMID:34932508 | DOI:10.5435/JAAOS-D-21-00105
Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - December 21, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Amil R Agarwal Kevin Y Wang Amy L Xu Matthew J Best Varun Puvanesarajah Umasuthan Srikumaran Gregory J Golladay Savya C Thakkar Source Type: research

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