Publications by authors named "T C Schmitz"
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the difference between perceived and calculated diabetes risks among post-myocardial infarction (AMI) patients using the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC).
Methods: The study population includes individuals from the Myocardial Infarction Registry in Augsburg, Germany, who had not been previously diagnosed with diabetes and who received a postal follow-up questionnaire after hospital discharge. A total of 466 participants completed the questionnaire, which collected information on age, sex, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, physical activity, eating habits, use of antihypertensive medication, previous hyperglycemia, and family history of diabetes.
Aims: To investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) at acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and all-cause as well as cause-specific long-term mortality.
Methods: The analysis was based on 10,651 hospitalized AMI patients (age 25-84 years) recorded by the population-based Myocardial Infarction Registry Augsburg between 2000 and 2017. The median follow-up time was 6.
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- - The MITRA-PRO registry shows that evaluating residual mitral regurgitation (MR) using 3D-Vena Contracta Area (VCA) is key for predicting patient survival after mitral valve repairs (TEER).
- - A study of 823 patients found that lower levels of residual MR (measured by 3D-VCA) correlate with reduced 1-year mortality, establishing 0.07 cm as a critical threshold for patient survival post-procedure.
- - The findings suggest that 3D-VCA is an effective tool for assessing MR during TEER, with lower residual MR levels associated with better survival outcomes.
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- This study investigated the incidence and risk factors for complete uterine rupture among women attempting vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) over a 16-year period in France.
- Out of 48,124 patients with a prior cesarean section, 65.8% attempted a VBAC, with a uterine rupture rate of 0.63%.
- Key findings indicated that prior vaginal delivery decreased the risk of uterine rupture, while labor induction increased it; additionally, specific factors during spontaneous labor, like a low Bishop score and an arrest of cervical dilation, also heightened the risk.