Pacemaker lead extraction saved a severe lead-induced tricuspid regurgitation: a case report.

Background: Pacemaker lead-induced tricuspid regurgitation is a common complication after cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation. Cardiac implantable electronic device lead removal is a challenge procedure.

Case Summary: A 72-year-old lady was admitted due to worsening heart failure.

Remnant cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio is a new powerful tool for identifying non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Background: Remnant cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (RC/HDL-C) ratio has been shown to be a good predictor of metabolic disease risk, but no studies have further investigated the role of RC/HDL-C ratio in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients.

Methods: The participants were 14,251 adults who underwent a physical examination, all of whom underwent abdominal ultrasonography to determine whether they had NAFLD. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis and multivariate logistic regression models were used to assess the association between the RC/HDL-C ratio and the risk of NAFLD.

Association of body mass index with risk of prediabetes in Chinese adults: A population-based cohort study.

Aims/introduction: Overweight and obesity in adults are strongly associated with an increased risk of prediabetes, and this study set out to gain a better understanding of the optimal body mass index (BMI) range for assessing the risk of prediabetes in the Chinese population.

Materials And Methods: The cohort study included 100,309 Chinese adults who underwent health screening. Participants were divided into six groups based on the cut-off point for BMI recommended by the World Health Organization (underweight: <18.