Clinical characteristics of patients with diabetic foot using WIfI classification-A pilot study in Vietnam.

Background: Due to its effect on patient health and healthcare resources, the study of diabetic foot is essential. Despite the existence of classification and grading systems, further evidence is required. Current systems are prone to a lack of validation in specific populations, inadequate consideration of regional variations, and an incomplete evaluation of risk factors and outcomes.

Radiofrequency versus Ethanol Ablation for Single-Session Treatment of Benign Cystic Thyroid Nodules: A Short-Term Retrospective Study.

Objective: This study aims to compare 1-month's efficacy and safety of single-session ethanol ablation and radiofrequency ablation for treating both purely cystic nodules and predominantly cystic thyroid nodules.

Materials And Methods: This short-term retrospective study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Institutional Review Board of Danang Family hospital, and written informed consent for procedures was obtained for all patients. Thirty-nine patients who presented with cystic thyroid nodules and met inclusion criteria were extracted from the computerized medical records.

Prediabetes and insulin resistance in a population of patients with heart failure and reduced or preserved ejection fraction but without diabetes, overweight or hypertension.

Background: The relationships between glucose abnormalities, insulin resistance (IR) and heart failure (HF) are unclear, especially regarding to the HF type, i.e., HF with reduced (HFrEF) or preserved (HFpEF) ejection fraction.