Socioeconomic Status and Burden of Atrial Fibrillation Hospitalizations Among Black US Adults: A Fifteen Year Analysis.

Socioeconomic status (SES) may help delineate inequities in atrial fibrillation (AF) among Blacks versus non-blacks. We queried the National Inpatient Sample database from January 2004 to December 2018 to determine trends in AF hospitalizations and in-hospital mortality stratified by Black race and SES. Total admissions for AF in the US has increased by 12% from 1077 to 1202 per 1 million US adults.

Characterizing progressive beta-cell recovery after new-onset DKA in COVID-19 provoked A-β+ KPD (ketosis-prone diabetes): A prospective study from Eastern India.

Background: Recent literature suggests a bi-directional relationship between COVID-19 infection and diabetes mellitus, with an increasing number of previously normoglycemic adults with COVID-19 being admitted with new-onset diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). However, the possibility of COVID-19 being a potential trigger for A-β + ketosis-prone diabetes (KPD) in these patients needs elucidation. Our study aimed at analyzing such a cohort of patients and determining their natural course of β-cell recovery on serial follow-up.

Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Novel Surrogate Marker to Differentiate Thyrotoxic Patients with Graves Disease from Subacute Thyroiditis: a Cross-Sectional Study from South India.

Objective: Graves disease (GD) and the toxic phase of subacute thyroiditis (SAT) have similar clinical and biochemical presentations, and differentiating them requires sophisticated investigations. Since thyroid hormones have been noted to affect all hematologic cell lines, we have used the platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR)-an index usually utilized in inflammatory or malignant disorders-to compare patients with and without thyrotoxicosis and to analyze its use in distinguishing between patients with GD and SAT prior to therapy.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the Department of Endocrinology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.

The Prevalence and Predictors of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Morbidly Obese Women - A Cross-sectional Study from Southern India.

Background: The prevalence of obesity is increasing rapidly in India and so are its associated comorbidities. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome, is commonly associated with obesity. However, limited data are available on its prevalence and clinical indicators among morbidly obese Indian women.

Managing diabetic foot in times of COVID-19: time to put the best 'foot' forward.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unparalleled impact on the socio-economic and healthcare structure of India. Due to our large populations of diabetic patients, who have an increased risk of worse outcomes with COVID-19 infection, it is of utmost public health importance to analyse the relationship between the two. The aim of our review was to analyse the possible relationship between COVID-19 infection and DFUs, which are a fairly common, yet serious complication in diabetic patients, as well as their management, under the given changing circumstances.