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Liver cirrhosis-effect on QT interval and cardiac autonomic nervous system activity.

World journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology

Tsiompanidis E, Siakavellas SI, Tentolouris A, Eleftheriadou I, Chorepsima S, Manolakis A, Oikonomou K, Tentolouris N.
PMID: 29487764
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. 2018 Feb 15;9(1):28-36. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v9.i1.28.

AIM: To examine the impact of liver cirrhosis on QT interval and cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN).METHODS: A total of 51 patients with cirrhosis and 51 controls were examined. Standard 12-lead electrocardiogram recordings were obtained and QT as well as...

Chylous Ascites: A Review of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment.

Journal of clinical and translational hepatology

Bhardwaj R, Vaziri H, Gautam A, Ballesteros E, Karimeddini D, Wu GY.
PMID: 29577037
J Clin Transl Hepatol. 2018 Mar 28;6(1):105-113. doi: 10.14218/JCTH.2017.00035. Epub 2017 Dec 04.

Chylous ascites (CA) is a rare form of ascites that results from the leakage of lipid-rich lymph into the peritoneal cavity. This usually occurs due to trauma and rupture of the lymphatics or increased peritoneal lymphatic pressure secondary to...

Outpatient Hypertension Control and Prescribing Habits for Hypertension in Taiwan.

Acta Cardiologica Sinica

Lin CS, Chu YH, Hung YJ, Lee DY, Chen CY.
PMID: 27122755
Acta Cardiol Sin. 2013 Nov;29(6):539-49.

BACKGROUND: Hypertension control is of the utmost importance for reducing cardiovascular risk. In Taiwan, the hypertension control rate of the general population is low (25%). We investigated the factors affecting outpatient hypertension control to determine whether the low control...

Aminoglycoside-Induced Cochleotoxicity: A Review.

Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

Jiang M, Karasawa T, Steyger PS.
PMID: 29062271
Front Cell Neurosci. 2017 Oct 09;11:308. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2017.00308. eCollection 2017.

Aminoglycoside antibiotics are used as prophylaxis, or urgent treatment, for many life-threatening bacterial infections, including tuberculosis, sepsis, respiratory infections in cystic fibrosis, complex urinary tract infections and endocarditis. Although aminoglycosides are clinically-essential antibiotics, the mechanisms underlying their selective toxicity...

Management of refractory ascites in cirrhosis: Are we out of date?.

World journal of hepatology

Annamalai A, Wisdom L, Herada M, Nourredin M, Ayoub W, Sundaram V, Klein A, Nissen N.
PMID: 27729954
World J Hepatol. 2016 Oct 08;8(28):1182-1193. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v8.i28.1182.

Cirrhosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide with liver transplantations as it only possible cure. In the face of a significant organ shortage many patients die waiting. A major complication of cirrhosis is the development of...

Chronic Heart Failure Clinical Practice Guidelines' Class 1-A Pharmacologic Recommendations: Start-to-End Synergistic Drug Therapy?.

ASEAN heart journal : Official journal of the ASEAN Federation of Cardiology

Abarquez RF, Reganit PF, Chungunco CN, Alcover J, Punzalan FE, Reyes EB, Cunanan EL.
PMID: 27054142
ASEAN Heart J. 2016 Mar 08;24:4. doi: 10.7603/s40602-016-0004-5. eCollection 2016 Mar.

BACKGROUND: Chronic heart failure (HF) disease as an emerging epidemic has a high economic-psycho-social burden, hospitalization, readmission, morbidity and mortality rates despite many clinical practice guidelines' evidenced-based and consensus driven recommendations that include trials' initial-baseline data.OBJECTIVE: To show that...

Baseline Serum Aldosterone-to-Renin Ratio is Associated with the Add-on Effect of Thiazide Diuretics in Non-Diabetic Essential Hypertensives.

Acta Cardiologica Sinica

Huang CC, Leu HB, Huang PH, Wu TC, Lin SJ, Chen JW.
PMID: 27122683
Acta Cardiol Sin. 2013 Jan;29(1):37-48.

BACKGROUND: The baseline status of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) might modify the blood pressure (BP) lowering effects of thiazide diuretics. This study aimed to determine if baseline RAAS indicated by serum aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) could be associated with the add-on...

Secular Trends in Prescription Patterns of Single-Pill Combinations of an Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Plus a Thiazide Diuretic for Hypertensive Patients in Taiwan.

Acta Cardiologica Sinica

Hsu CN, Wang TD.
PMID: 27122684
Acta Cardiol Sin. 2013 Jan;29(1):49-55.

BACKGROUND: Poor adherence to recommended drug regimens is one of the fundamental issues behind suboptimal control rates of hypertension worldwide. Single-pill combinations (SPCs) improve patient adherence, decrease cost, and are increasingly prescribed in the Western societies. We conducted this...

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibition and acidosis in patients with type 2 diabetes: a review of US FDA data and possible conclusions.

International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease

D'Elia JA, Segal AR, Bayliss GP, Weinrauch LA.
PMID: 28670136
Int J Nephrol Renovasc Dis. 2017 Jun 15;10:153-158. doi: 10.2147/IJNRD.S135899. eCollection 2017.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether adverse event reports to the US Food and Drug Administration on incidents of ketoacidosis from use of sodium glucose cotransport inhibitors (SGLT2 inhibitors) provide insight into ways this new class of drugs is being prescribed...

Negative pressure pulmonary oedema: a rare case report of two brothers.

Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR

Jaafarpour M, Khajavikhan J, Khani A.
PMID: 24298513
J Clin Diagn Res. 2013 Oct;7(10):2308-9. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5975.3508. Epub 2013 Oct 05.

Negative Pressure Pulmonary O/Edema (NPPE) is potentially life-threatening and it is a general anaesthesia side effect. We are mentioning a rare case report of two brothers who were referred to our hospital for elective surgeries (varicocele and septoplasty) in...

Successful treatment of paraneoplastic hypercalcemia in a patient with giant condyloma acuminatum: a case report.

Journal of medical case reports

Linnemann T, Müller F, Löhnert M, Hirnle P, Görner M.
PMID: 24200238
J Med Case Rep. 2013 Nov 07;7:251. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-7-251.

INTRODUCTION: While paraneoplastic syndromes in patients with malignant and metastasizing tumors are common, they are rarely associated with skin tumors showing predominantly local growth patterns. This case report relates to a patient with giant condyloma acuminatum, also called Buschke-Löwenstein...

Hypocalcemic rachitic cardiomyopathy in infants.

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Elidrissy AT, Munawarah M, Alharbi KM.
PMID: 24174842
J Saudi Heart Assoc. 2013 Jan;25(1):25-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jsha.2012.11.003. Epub 2012 Dec 04.

UNLABELLED: Hypocalcemic cardiomyopathy in infants is characterized by heart failure in a previously normal infant with hypocalcemia without organic cardiac lesion. Vitamin D deficiency rickets is increasing in Middle East. In a six month study 136 cases of rickets...

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