Association of hypertension defined by the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline and choroidal thickness changes in type 2 diabetes: a 2-year longitudinal study.

Purpose: This prospective cohort study investigated the longitudinal relationship between hypertension (HTN), defined by the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines, and changes in choroidal thickness (CT) in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: Patients aged 30-80 years from the Guangzhou Diabetic Eye Study were categorized into non-HTN, stage 1-HTN, and stage 2-HTN groups based on BP criteria. Macular and parapapillary CT were measured using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT).

Initial Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Loss and Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy Over a Four-Year Period.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the rapid rate of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) thinning in short-term is associated with the future risk of developing diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Methods: This prospective cohort study utilized 4-year follow-up data from the Guangzhou Diabetic Eye Study. The pRNFL thickness was measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Sex-based differences in the associations between abdominal obesity and diabetic retinopathy in diabetic patients with normal weight.

Purpose: To investigate sex-specific differences in associations of abdominal obesity indexes, systemic factors, and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) subjects with normal body mass index (BMI).

Methods: This cross-sectional study comprised 653 T2DM subjects (402 women and 251 men) with normal BMI (18.5 kg/m View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Cost-effectiveness of incorporating self-imaging optical coherence tomography into fundus photography-based diabetic retinopathy screening.

Diabetic macular edema (DME) has emerged as the foremost cause of vision loss in the population with diabetes. Early detection of DME is paramount, yet the prevailing screening, relying on two-dimensional and labor-intensive fundus photography (FP), results in frequent unwarranted referrals and overlooked diagnoses. Self-imaging optical coherence tomography (SI-OCT), offering fully automated, three-dimensional macular imaging, holds the potential to enhance DR screening.

Mapping the global research landscape on depression for patients with chronic kidney disease: a bibliometric and visualized analysis from 2006 to 2022.

Background: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), a complex and multifaceted health issue, significantly contributes to global mortality rates. Accompanying chronic conditions, depression notably exacerbates health outcomes, increasing both mortality risk and the burden on affected individuals. This study employs bibliometric and visual analytics to evaluate the evolution, current trends, and future research directions in the field of CKD and depression.

Plasma Metabolomics Identifies Key Metabolites and Improves Prediction of Diabetic Retinopathy: Development and Validation across Multinational Cohorts.

Purpose: To identify longitudinal metabolomic fingerprints of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and to evaluate their usefulness in predicting DR development and progression.

Design: Multicenter, multiethnic cohort study.

Participants: This study included 17 675 participants from the UK Biobank (UKB) who had baseline prediabetes or diabetes, identified in accordance with the 2021 American Diabetes Association guidelines, and were free of baseline DR and an additional 638 participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus from the Guangzhou Diabetic Eye Study (GDES) for external validation.

Abnormal expression of LCA and CD43 in SCLC: a rare case report and brief literature review.

Background: To present an unusual case of abnormal LCA expression and CD43 in SCLC and to review the reported literature to avoid potential diagnostic pitfalls.

Case Presentation: A 73-year-old male patient suffered from persistent back pain for more than one month. MRI revealed a compression fracture of the L1-L5 vertebra.

Myopia and Rate of Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Diabetic Patients Without Retinopathy: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between myopia and longitudinal changes in peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) thickness in type 2 diabetic patients without diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Methods: A total of 1069 participants with a median follow-up time of 1.9 years were included in this study.

POU2F3-positive small cell carcinoma of the bladder: A clinicopathologic analysis of 4 cases and literature review.

POU class 2 homeobox 3 (POU2F3)-positive small cell bladder carcinoma (SCBC) is an extremely rare entity, and its clinicopathologic features have not been fully described. Here, we investigated the clinicopathologic features of 4 cases of POU2F3-positive small cell bladder carcinoma (SCBC) and reviewed the literature. We collected 12 cases of SCBC from our departmental archives and detected the expression of POU2F3 by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining.

Association of Visceral Obesity Indices With Incident Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients With Diabetes: Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: Visceral adipose tissue plays an active role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and vascular dysfunction. The lipid accumulation product (LAP), visceral adiposity index (VAI), and Chinese VAI (CVAI) have been proposed as simple and validated surrogate indices for measuring visceral adipose tissue. However, the evidence from prospective studies on the associations between these novel indices of visceral obesity and diabetic retinopathy (DR) remains scant.

Optimizing hepatocellular carcinoma disease staging systems by incorporating tumor micronecrosis: A multi-institutional retrospective study.

Tumor micronecrosis is a pathological feature that reflects malignant biological behavior in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, whether micronecrosis can optimize HCC staging systems remains unilluminated. A total of 1632 HCC patients who underwent curative hepatectomy in four institutions from January 2014 to December 2021 were enrolled in this study.

Frailty and risk of microvascular disease in adults with prediabetes.

Background And Aims: To assess the relationship between frailty phenotypes and the risk of MVD among prediabetics in two prospective cohorts.

Methods: The study included 66,068 and 226 participants with prediabetes from the UK Biobank (UKB) and Chinese Ocular Imaging Project (COIP) in Guangzhou, China, respectively. Frailty was evaluated using the Fried phenotype, which includes weight loss, fatigue, low grip strength, low physical activity, and slow walking pace.

Melan-A expression in non-melanocytic carcinoma: A potential diagnostic pitfall.

Background: Melan-A/MART-1 is a melanocytic differentiation marker recognized as an antigen on melanoma cells. It is a useful diagnostic marker for pathologists in the diagnosis of melanocytic tumors. However, we recently found that Melan-A can be expressed in some non-melanocytic carcinomas that are rarely reported in the literature.

The action logic of the older adults about health-seeking in South Rural China.

Background: The Chinese government has invested significant resources to build many rural healthcare stations. However, in the face of convenient medical paths and accessible medical resources, the utilization rate of health services for older adults in rural areas is surprisingly low. This study explored why health-seeking behavior among older adults in rural China was not active.

Six-Year Change in Cataract Surgical Coverage and Postoperative Visual Outcomes in Rural Southern China: The Yangxi Eye Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate a 6-year change in cataract surgical coverage (CSC), effective cataract surgical coverage (eCSC), and visual outcomes in an elderly population in rural southern China.

Design: This is a prospective population-based study with a 6-year follow-up.

Methods: The study included rural residents aged 50 years and above in southern China with comprehensive eye examinations at baseline and follow-up in 2014 and 2020, respectively.

Evaluation of a self-imaging OCT for remote diagnosis and monitoring of retinal diseases.

Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of a portable, self-imaging optical coherence tomography (OCT) for measuring central subfield thickness (CST) and achieving diagnostic concordance for retinal lesions compared with clinic-based spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT).

Methods: This comparative, cross-sectional study was conducted between August 2020 and February 2021. Two groups of adult participants were recruited: (1) a selected cohort of 160 participants with confirmed diagnosis and (2) a consecutive cohort of 315 participants recruited randomly.

Serum cystatin C for risk stratification of prediabetes and diabetes populations.

Background: The association between serum cystatin C level and vascular outcomes has not been fully elucidated in diabetes and is unclear in prediabetes. We aim to evaluate whether cystatin C level predicts future risk for mortality and vascular outcomes in prediabetes and diabetes.

Methods: A total of 85,371 participants with prediabetes and diabetes, and available baseline cystatin C in the UK biobank were included with a 14-year follow-up.