Footwear in the causation and prevention of foot ulcers in diabetes mellitus.

Background.: Inappropriate footwear may be a major cause of foot ulceration among patients with diabetic neuropathy in India. No study has specifically examined the types of footwear or its components in patients with diabetes mellitus and their role in causing foot ulcers.

Prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension in a community-based primary health care program villages at central India.

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of a community-based effort in a rural area of central India to decrease the prevalence of hypertension among the middle-aged and older population by using multiple blood pressure measurements.

Methods: With a prevalence of 16.8% (error of 3.

Chylothorax following innominate vein thrombosis--a rare complication of transvenous pacemaker implantation.

A case of chylothorax following innominate vein thrombosis which developed as a late complication of transvenous pacemaker implantation is discussed. A 78-year-old man presented with a refractory left-sided pleural effusion, which turned out to be a chylothorax. He had undergone a transvenous pacemaker implantation 6 years earlier for sick sinus syndrome.

Chylothorax following innominate vein thrombosis: a rare complication of transvenous pacemaker implantation.

A case of chylothorax following innominate vein thrombosis, which developed as a late complication of transvenous pacemaker implantation, is discussed. A 78-year-old man presented with a refractory left-sided pleural effusion, which turned out to be chylothorax. He had undergone a transvenous pacemaker implantation 6 years earlier for sick sinus syndrome.