Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.08.026
Yuting Sun , Hangyu Ji , Wenjie Sun , Xuedong An, Fengmei Lian
The Triglyceride-glucose index (TyG index) is a comprehensive statistical measure that incorporates fasting triglyceride and fasting glucose levels. Research has demonstrated that it can serve as an effective alternative biomarker for insulin resistance (IR) due to its high sensitivity and specificity. The TyG index is straightforward to compute and imposes fewer time and cost constraints, rendering it suitable for large populations and advantageous for use in various applications, clinical settings, and epidemiological investigations. Numerous high-quality clinical studies have underscored the significance of the TyG index in diverse medical conditions. This review provides a synthesis of the association between the TyG index and diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, fatty liver, kidney diseases, and reproductive system diseases. Furthermore, the TyG index has exhibited predictive capabilities for identifying IR in children and adolescents. Through a systematic review of pertinent clinical trials, this paper elucidates the correlation between the TyG index and various diseases. The findings presented herein suggest that the TyG index holds promise as a valuable and practical indicator for different medical conditions, prompting a reevaluation of conventional disease risk assessment paradigms and highlighting the intricate interplay of metabolic parameters with diverse diseases. By leveraging insights from the TyG index, tailored disease risk management strategies can be developed to offer a fresh perspective and guidance for clinical interventions.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.11.009
Jordi Rello , Virginie Prendki , Grant W. Waterer
{"title":"A new era in optimization of anti-infective therapy: Current challenges and priorities","authors":"Jordi Rello , Virginie Prendki , Grant W. Waterer","doi":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.11.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.11.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50485,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Internal Medicine","volume":"131 ","pages":"Pages 36-37"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142710242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.11.026
Junwen Wang , Xuefeng Chen , Yong Peng
{"title":"Coronary artery pulsatile ectasia and multiple occlusion in an adolescent male","authors":"Junwen Wang , Xuefeng Chen , Yong Peng","doi":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.11.026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.11.026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50485,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Internal Medicine","volume":"131 ","pages":"Pages 135-137"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142774504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.10.029
Fabio Cacciapaglia , Francesca Romana Spinelli , Gian Luca Erre , Matteo Piga , Garifallia Sakellariou , Andreina Manfredi , Marco Fornaro , Ombretta Viapiana , Simone Perniola , Elisa Gremese , Fabiola Atzeni , Elena Bartoloni
Background/aim
Lipid-lowering therapy prescription is low in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, often not achieving lipid threshold target despite treatment. However, evidence derives from small, monocentric cohorts. We assessed adherence to lipid-lowering treatment for primary cardiovascular (CV) prevention in a RA cohort according to international guidelines.
Methods
A cross-sectional analysis of an Italian RA cohort was performed. Disease-related features and traditional CV risk factors were collected. The 10-year CV risk was estimated by Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation 2 (SCORE-2) algorithm. The primary preventive dyslipidaemia strategy was assessed according to 2019 European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society guidelines.
Results
1.133 RA patients (78.2% female, aged 60.6±10.2 years) free from CV events were included. According to SCORE-2, 42.9% of patients were at moderate risk (1–5-%), 33.3% at high risk (5–10%) and 23.7% at very high risk (>10%). In the whole cohort, 12.9% of patients with <5%, 23.6% with 5–10% and 32.3% with >10% risk were on statin, respectively (p<0.001). According to 2019 ESC/EAS guidelines, 51.5% of patients had LDL-c at target. Among patients with LDL-c not at target, 76% were not on lipid-lowering treatment. At multivariate analysis, patients with higher CV risk had significantly lower probability of LDL-c at target.
Conclusion
In a wide Italian RA cohort, more than 50% of patients had high or very high CV risk. In these, lipid-lowering treatment prescription is suboptimal leading to not achievement of LDL-c target. Physicians should improve lipid screening and primary prevention therapy to reduce CV risk and improve CV comorbidity in RA patients.
背景/目的:类风湿性关节炎(RA)患者的降脂治疗处方量较低,尽管接受了治疗,但往往达不到血脂阈值目标。然而,这些证据均来自小型、单一的队列。我们根据国际指南评估了RA队列中坚持降脂治疗以进行心血管(CV)一级预防的情况:我们对一个意大利 RA 队列进行了横断面分析。收集了疾病相关特征和传统的心血管风险因素。通过系统性冠状动脉风险评估 2(SCORE-2)算法估算了 10 年的冠状动脉风险。根据2019年欧洲心脏病学会/欧洲动脉粥样硬化学会指南评估了一级预防血脂异常策略:共纳入 1.133 名未发生过心血管事件的 RA 患者(78.2% 为女性,年龄为 60.6±10.2 岁)。根据SCORE-2,42.9%的患者为中度风险(1-5-%),33.3%为高度风险(5-10%),23.7%为非常高度风险(>10%)。在整个队列中,10%风险的患者中分别有12.9%在服用他汀类药物(P结论:在一个广泛的意大利 RA 队列中,50% 以上的患者有较高或极高的心血管疾病风险。在这些患者中,降脂治疗处方并不理想,导致无法实现低密度脂蛋白胆固醇目标。医生应改善血脂筛查和一级预防治疗,以降低心血管风险并改善 RA 患者的心血管并发症。
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Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.08.021
José Guilherme Assis
{"title":"Enhancing immunization strategies in heart failure: A call to action","authors":"José Guilherme Assis","doi":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.08.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.08.021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50485,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Internal Medicine","volume":"131 ","pages":"Pages 153-154"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142114419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.09.020
Paschalis Karakasis , Dimitrios Patoulias , Ieva Ruža , Alberto Maria Marra , Ricardo Gómez-Huelgas
{"title":"Comparative safety and efficacy analysis of GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT-2 inhibitors among frail individuals with type 2 diabetes in the era of continuous population ageing","authors":"Paschalis Karakasis , Dimitrios Patoulias , Ieva Ruža , Alberto Maria Marra , Ricardo Gómez-Huelgas","doi":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.09.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.09.020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50485,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Internal Medicine","volume":"131 ","pages":"Pages 162-165"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142373452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.07.020
Gianluca Azzellino , Lia Ginaldi , Massimo De Martinis
{"title":"Precision medicine in COPD: A possible contribution of vitamin D?","authors":"Gianluca Azzellino , Lia Ginaldi , Massimo De Martinis","doi":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.07.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.07.020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50485,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Internal Medicine","volume":"131 ","pages":"Pages 143-144"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141753304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.10.025
Claudio Cimminiello , Mauro Molteni
{"title":"The new ESC 2024 guidelines on the management of peripheral arterial and aortic diseases: Lights and shadows","authors":"Claudio Cimminiello , Mauro Molteni","doi":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.10.025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.10.025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50485,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Internal Medicine","volume":"131 ","pages":"Pages 1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142583539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.08.013
Milosz J. Jaguszewski , Michal Pruc , Lukasz Szarpak
{"title":"The prediction of alterations in plasma sodium levels in acutely ill patients should be more comprehensive","authors":"Milosz J. Jaguszewski , Michal Pruc , Lukasz Szarpak","doi":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.08.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.08.013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50485,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Internal Medicine","volume":"131 ","pages":"Pages 148-149"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141996862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.09.010
S.S.A. Simon , A.M.C. van Vliet , L. Vogt , G. Lindner , R.H.G. Olde Engberink
{"title":"The prediction of alterations in plasma sodium levels in acutely ill patients should be more comprehensive. Author's reply","authors":"S.S.A. Simon , A.M.C. van Vliet , L. Vogt , G. Lindner , R.H.G. Olde Engberink","doi":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.09.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejim.2024.09.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50485,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Internal Medicine","volume":"131 ","pages":"Page 158"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}