Prevalence of obesity among adult patients with congenital heart disease: A population-based study.

Introduction: Adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) are at increased risk of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Obesity is an independent risk factor for a number of cardiometabolic diseases including atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in healthy individuals; however, data on obesity in ACHD are limited. This study examined the prevalence of obesity in ACHD and the possible correlation between obesity and ACHD lesion severity.

[Bilateral atypical femoral fractures after prolonged antiresorptive treatment].

In this case report, two cases of bilateral atypical femoral fractures after prolonged bisphosphonate therapy are described. Two elderly females had more than ten years of antiresorptive treatment with bisphosphonate, and they were diagnosed with bilateral atypical femoral fracture (AFF) after a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry scanning of the entire femoral shaft. They were both subjected to intramedullary nails and anabolic treatment.

[New innovative glucose-controlled pump enabling glucose control in a pregnant patient with diabetes].

Continuous glucose monitoring enables innovative insulin pumps to stop infusion of insulin at selected blood glucose thresholds. We present the first and successful Danish clinical case using this device, a Medtronics Veo insulin pump, in a patient with numerous cases of severe hypoglycaemia during earlier pregnancies. During this treatment insulin infusion was frequently stopped and severe hypoglycaemia prevented in the remaining part of pregnancy.

[Statin treatment causes an increased risk of type 2 diabetes].

Statins are important in the prevention of cardiovascular (CV) disease. However, they are associated with new-onset diabetes in a dose-dependent manner, particularly when the patient is already in risk of contracting diabetes. Meta-analyses estimate that the risk is increased by 9%.

[Pathophysiological aspects of the diabetogenic effect of statins].

Statins are potent inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis. Statins are beneficial in the primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. Recent studies indicate that there is an association between statin use and the development of new-onset diabetes mellitus.