Nutritional Interventions in Older Persons with Type 2 Diabetes and Frailty: A Scoping Systematic Review.

In the elderly, the coexistence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and frailty is frequent. Much has been described about pharmacological management and glycemic control goals. However, there is a knowledge gap in terms of the objectives and characteristics of interventions, especially nutritional ones, for this population.

Genetic variants in triglyceride metabolism genes among individuals with hypertriglyceridemia in Colombia.

Background: The genetic substrate of severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG) in Latin America is insufficiently understood.

Objective: To identify genetic variants in genes related to triglyceride (TG) metabolism among adults with sHTG from Colombia.

Methods: In individuals with plasma TG≥880 mg/dL at least once in their lifetime, we amplified and sequenced all exons and intron/exon boundaries of the genes LPL, APOC2, APOA5, GPIHBP1 and LMF1.

Glycemic Control and Body Weight Reduction with Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Colombian Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Findings from the COLIBRI Study.

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes is a prevalent condition. The change in glucose control and body weight with the use of once-weekly semaglutide was evaluated in individuals with Type 2 diabetes in Colombia.

Methods: This was a real-world, multi-centre, single-arm study involving adults in Colombia with Type 2 diabetes treated with once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide for approximately 26 weeks.

American Registry of Ambulatory or acutely decompensated heart failure (AMERICCAASS Registry): First 1000 patients.

Background: About 80% of cardiovascular diseases (including heart failure [HF]) occur in low-income and developing countries. However, most clinical trials are conducted in developed countries.

Hypothesis: The American Registry of Ambulatory or Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure (AMERICCAASS) aims to describe the sociodemographic characteristics of HF, comorbidities, clinical presentation, and pharmacological management of patients with ambulatory or acutely decompensated HF in America.

J-Shaped Upper Mini-Sternotomy Versus Full Sternotomy for Aortic Valve Replacement: A Comparative Study.

Background: This study aims to compare the characteristics between patients who underwent aortic valve replacement (AVR) through a J-shaped upper mini-sternotomy (UMS) and patients who underwent full sternotomy (FS) in the basis of clinical care and hospital outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted on adult patients who were subjected to AVR by UMS from 2014 to 2017, compared with a historical control of patients who had undergone UMS by FS from 2011 to 2014. Patients, who received combined valve replacement or aortic surgery, as well as heart valve reinterventions due to endocarditis, were excluded.

Hypertension prevalence in Colombian Patients Evaluated with Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring According to Changes in Clinical Guidelines Between 2017-2018.

Introduction: The latest American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Guidelines for high blood pressure in adults bring changes with lower cut-off points, creating socioeconomic issues in low and middle income countries. It is necessary to consider the changes that would have the adherence to these new guidelines in diagnosis and hypertension (HTN) control with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), the gold standard for hypertension diagnosis.

Aim: To describe the changes in hypertension diagnosis and control according to the latest ACC/AHA guidelines, the European Society of Cardiology and European Society of Hypertension (ESC/ESH) and Latin-America Society of Hypertension (LASH) guidelines.

Very Late Amplatzer Device Thrombosis and Stroke.

• Thrombosis of devices as amplatzer could happen late as in this case, 8 years after. • Caution should be exercised with symptoms suggestive of embolism. • A formal anticoagulation regimen may be sufficient in some cases.

Hospital Outcomes of Adult Diabetic Patients by Glycated Hemoglobin Level in Nonsurgical Pathology in a High-Complexity Institution.

Recent evidence supports the relationship between in-hospital hyperglycemia and inpatient complications. Besides, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) can predict the clinical course of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) during hospital stays. This study aimed to assess the relationship between HbA1c levels and inpatient outcomes.