Early rhythm control on diabetes-related complications and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and atrial fibrillation.

Aims: We evaluated the impact of early rhythm control (ERC) on diabetes-related complications and mortality in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and atrial fibrillation (AF).

Methods: This observational cohort study based on the Korean National Health Insurance Service claims database from 2009 to 2016, divided newly diagnosed AF patients with T2DM into ERC or usual care groups based on receiving rhythm control treatment within 1 year of AF diagnosis. The primary outcome was ischemic stroke, and the secondary outcomes were macro/microvascular complications, and all-cause death.

Accumulated hypertension burden on atrial fibrillation risk in diabetes mellitus: a nationwide population study.

Background: Patients with diabetes mellitus have an increased risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF). The effect of accumulated hypertension burden is a less well-known modifiable risk factor. We explored the relationship between accumulated hypertension burden and incident AF in these patients.

The impact of socioeconomic deprivation on the risk of atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes mellitus: A nationwide population-based study.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between socioeconomic status and the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).

Research Design And Methods: From the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) database, we identified 2,429,610 diabetic patients who underwent national health check-ups between 2009 and 2012. Tracing back the subjects for 5 years from the date of health check-up, we determined the subjects' income and whether they received medical aid (MA) during the past 5 years.

Cumulative Alcohol Consumption Burden and the Risk of Stroke in Young Adults: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.

Background And Objective: Alcohol consumption is one of the important modifiable risk factors for stroke in young adults. The association between the cumulative burden of alcohol consumption and its impact on incident stroke in young adults is unknown. We aimed to investigate the association between cumulative alcohol burden and the risk for stroke among young adults.

Habitual Alcohol Intake and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Young Adults in Korea.

Importance: Guidelines recommend that all risk factors for early-onset atrial fibrillation, including lifestyle factors, be proactively managed, considering the poor prognosis of the disease. Not much is known about the association of cumulative alcohol intake with the risk of atrial fibrillation in young adults aged 20 to 39 years, especially among heavy drinkers.

Objective: To explore the association of alcohol consumption with the risk of incident atrial fibrillation in young adults.

Risk of Dementia After Smoking Cessation in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation.

Importance: Incident atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of dementia. However, data on the association between smoking cessation after AF diagnosis and dementia risk are limited.

Objective: To evaluate the association between changes in smoking status after AF diagnosis and dementia risk.

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and the Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Young Adults: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a multisystem disease including cardiovascular. However, the association between NAFLD and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF), especially in young adults, remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the association between NAFLD as assessed by the fatty liver index (FLI) and the risk of AF in young adults.

Low Risk of Dementia in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation and a Clustering of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.

Background Limited data are available on the clinical impact of healthy lifestyle behaviors on the risk of dementia in patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF). Here, we aimed to evaluate the association between a combination of healthy lifestyle behaviors and the risk of incident dementia in patients with AF. Methods and Results Using the Korean National Health Insurance database between 2009 and 2016, we identified 199 952 adult patients who were newly diagnosed as AF without dementia.

A comparison of standard dual-tip hemodialysis catheter split lumen hemodialysis catheter.

Purpose: To compare a split lumen (SLC) with the standard dual-tip hemodialysis catheter (DTC).

Materials And Methods: The patients who underwent DTC insertion or SLC insertion were enrolled. Initial catheter dwell times (ICDT) and catheter-related complications were compared.

Strategies for successful percutaneous revascularization of chronic total occlusion of the femoropopliteal arteries when the antegrade passage of a guide wire fails.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of various strategies for revascularization of chronic total occlusion of femoropopliteal arteries when the guide wire does not pass in an anterograde direction.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four patients with totally occluded femoropopliteal arteries (mean occlusion length 13.75 cm; range, 6-22 cm) were treated by using a retrograde approach and two novel catheters.

Multidirectional instability of the shoulder: rotator interval dimension and capsular laxity evaluation using MR arthrography.

Objectives: To compare the rotator interval and capsular dimension as measured on MR arthrography between patients with clinically diagnosed multidirectional instability (MDI) and control subjects with no instability.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed a consecutive series of 658 shoulders that had undergone MR arthrography between 2006 and 2010. Of these, 97 shoulders were included in the present study.