Heberprot-P's Effect on Gene Expression in Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers.

NTRODUCTION Diabetic foot ulcers are a chronic complication in patients with diabetes mellitus. They appear as a result of the combination of diabetic polyneuropathy and angiopathy, and in many cases require amputation of the affected extremity. Clinical trials have demonstrated that repeated local infiltration with Heberprot-P can improve healing of chronic diabetic foot ulcers.

Splenic artery aneurysm presenting with abdominal discomfort and weight loss.

Splenic artery aneurysm (SAA) is uncommon, but it is the most frequent visceral artery aneurysm. It is more common in women, especially during pregnancy. SAA is usually asymptomatic, but abdominal pain and rupture may develop.

Comparing the predictive validity of three contemporary bleeding risk scores in acute coronary syndrome.

Aims: Haemorrhagic complications are strongly linked with adverse outcomes in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. Various risk scores (RS) are available to predict bleeding risk in these patients. We compared the performance of three contemporary bleeding RS in ACS.