The predictive value of vascular calcification on plain radiographs of the ankle to diagnose diabetes mellitus.

Introduction: There are nearly 500,000 people with undiagnosed diabetes mellitus in the UK. A common complication of diabetes is vascular calcification. The incidental finding of vascular calcification on plain radiographs in patients with undiagnosed diabetes has the potential to alter patient management.

Characterisation of the patients with suspected heart failure: experience from the SHEAF registry.

Objectives: To characterise and risk-stratify patients presenting to a heart failure (HF) clinic according to the National Institute for health and Care Excellence (NICE) algorithm.

Methods: This is an observational study of prospectively collected data in the Sheffield HEArt Failure registry of consecutive patients with suspected HF between April 2012 and January 2020. Outcome was defined as all-cause mortality.

The impact of COVID-19 on morbidity and mortality in neck of femur fracture patients: a prospective case-control cohort study.

Aims: Within the UK, around 70,000 patients suffer neck of femur (NOF) fractures annually. Patients presenting with this injury are often frail, leading to increased morbidity and a 30-day mortality rate of 6.1%.