Central blood pressure estimation in type 1 diabetes: impact and implications of peripheral calibration method.

Objective: Peripheral blood pressure (BP) waveforms are used for noninvasive central BP estimation. Central BP could assist in cardiovascular risk assessment in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). However, correct calibration of peripheral BP waveforms is important to accurately estimate central BP.

Geographical variation of COVID-19 vaccination coverage, ethnic diversity and population composition in Flanders.

The vaccination coverage in Flanders is high, but some regions show lower vaccination willingness as compared to the overall vaccination coverage. Beginning November of 2021, the vaccination rate in Flanders was above 93% in age groups above 45 years, and around 85% in the age groups 12 to 44 years. Apart from Flanders as a whole, focus here is on the health sector Maasland, which has a slightly lower vaccination rate, especially in the age groups 12 to 44 years.

Arterial stiffness in patients with type 1 diabetes and its comparison to cardiovascular risk evaluation tools.

Background: Arterial stiffness is a potential biomarker for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, its relation with other CV risk evaluation tools in T1D has not been elucidated yet. This study aimed to evaluate arterial stiffness in T1D patients free from known CVD, and compare it to other CV risk evaluation tools used in T1D.

Propionyl-L-carnitine for intermittent claudication.

Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis. Intermittent claudication is a symptomatic form of PAD that is characterized by pain in the lower limbs caused by chronic occlusive arterial disease. This pain develops in a limb during exercise and is relieved with rest.

Indirect implications of COVID-19 prevention strategies on non-communicable diseases : An Opinion Paper of the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Subjects Living in or Emigrating from Low Resource Settings.

Background: After its outbreak in China, the novel COronaVIrus Disease 19 is spreading across the globe. It is an emergency the world has never seen before.

Main Text: The attention of health systems is mainly focused on COronaVIrus Disease 19 patients and on the risk that intensive care units might be overwhelmed by the serious pulmonary complications.