Correlation between Obesity and Socioeconomic and Psychological Characteristics of Students Attending Different Rural School Types.

Unlabelled: We examined the prevalence of obesity in two types of schools-a comprehensive school and a grammar school-in a rural German region of Brandenburg.

Methods: In a cross-sectional study, BMI values were measured in 114 students in grades 5, 7, and 10. In addition to the demographic data, data on nutrition, physical activity, and mental well-being were collected using a questionnaire.

Outcome and microbiological findings of patients with cardiac implantable electronic device infection.

Introduction: Infections associated with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) are a multifactorial disease that leads to increased morbidity and mortality.

Objective: The aim was to analyze patient-, disease- and treatment-related characteristics including microbiological and bacterial spectrum according to survival status and to identify risk factors for 1- and 3-year mortality in patients with local and systemic CIED infection.

Methods: In a retrospective cohort study, we analyzed data from patients with CIED-related local or systemic infection undergoing successful transvenous lead extraction (TLE).

Acceptance of Telemedicine by Specialists and General Practitioners in Cardiology Care: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.

Background: In the coming years, telemedicine will play a key role in health care. Especially in rural areas with weak infrastructure, telemedicine could be crucial to providing adequate and personalized medical care.

Objective: We investigated the acceptance and preferences of telemedicine among cardiologists, internists, and general practitioners.

Soluble Suppression of Tumorigenicity 2 (sST2) in Patients with Predominantly Decompensated Right Heart Failure-A Prospective Observational Study.

Right heart failure is a major challenge in clinical practice. Soluble Suppression of Tumorigenicity-2 (sST2), a member of the interleukin-1-receptor family, may have clinical prognostic value. The aim of this study was to analyze whether sST2 correlates with signs of acute right heart decompensation.

App-based assessment of memory functions in patients after transfemoral aortic valve replacement.

Background: Transfemoral aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is the standard treatment for elderly patients with aortic valve stenosis. Although safe and well-established, there is a risk of intraprocedural hemodynamic instability and silent cerebral embolism, which can lead to a decline in neurocognitive function and dementia. In clinical practice, comprehensive cognitive testing is difficult to perform.

Care Bundle for Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiac Patients: A Cluster-Randomized Trial.

Detection and timely intervention of acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major challenge worldwide. Electronic alerts for AKI may improve process- and patient-related endpoints. The present study evaluated the efficacy of an AKI electronic alert system and care bundle.

NT-proBNP/urine hepcidin-25 ratio and cardiorenal syndrome type 1 in patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis.

This study aimed to determine whether novel and conventional cardiorenal biomarkers in patients before transcatheter aortic valve implantation may be associated with cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) type 1. Serum NT-proBNP and urine biomarkers (hepcidin-25, NGAL, IL-6) were measured before and 24 h after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. 16/95 patients had CRS type 1.

A systematic review of meta-research studies finds substantial methodological heterogeneity in citation analyses to monitor evidence-based research.

Objectives: This systematic review aimed to identify the characteristics and application of citation analyses in evaluating the justification, design, and placement of the research results of clinical health studies in the context of earlier similar studies.

Study Design And Setting: We searched MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), and the Cochrane Methodology Register for meta-research studies. We included meta-research studies assessing whether researchers used earlier similar studies and/or systematic reviews of such studies to inform the justification or design of a new study, whether researchers used systematic reviews to inform the interpretation of new results, and meta-research studies assessing whether redundant studies were published within a specific area.

Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Tricuspid Regurgitation.

Aim: The impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on patient-related outcomes in patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is well known. However, the impact of the progression of CKD in patients with TR and potentially modifiable risk factors of progressing CKD is unknown. Methods: 444 consecutive adult patients with TR and CKD stage 1−4 admitted in an inpatient setting between January 2010 and December 2017 were included.

Immunogenicity and tolerability of COVID-19 vaccination in peritoneal dialysis patients-A prospective observational cohort study.

Background: In peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, information on the immunogenicity and tolerability of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is still scarce. We compared the immunogenicity and tolerability of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination of PD patients with that of medical personnel.

Methods: In a prospective observational cohort study, PD patients and immunocompetent medical personnel were evaluated for SARS-CoV-2 spike-IgG- and Nucleocapsid-IgG-antibody-levels before, 2 weeks after the first, and 6 weeks after the second SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and vaccine tolerability after the first and second vaccination.

Guidelines adherence in the prevention and management of chronic kidney disease in patients with diabetes mellitus on the background of recent European recommendations - a registry-based analysis.

Background: Recent European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) guidelines provide recommendations for detecting and treating chronic kidney disease (CKD) in diabetic patients. We compared clinical practice with guidelines to determine areas for improvement.

Methods: German database analysis of 675,628 patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, with 134,395 included in this analysis.