What proportion of adult allergy referrals to secondary care could be dealt with in primary care by a GP with special interest? [PDF]
Background: The concept of a General Practitioner with Special Interest (GPwSI) was first proposed in the 2000 National Health Service Plan, as a way of providing specialised treatment closer to the patient’s home and reducing hospital waiting times ...
A Bowling +8 more
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi +5 more
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Subcutaneous plasma‐derived human C1‐Inhibitor concentrate (pdC1INH) may be safe and effective for long‐term prophylaxis during pregnancy and lactation in hereditary angioedema patients.
Shimalee Andarawewa +1 more
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Simvastatin: A Risk Factor for Angioedema? [PDF]
Objective. To report a case of simvastatin-induced angioedema in a patient with near nightly episodes of orofacial angioedema. Case Summary. A 75-year-old African American female presented to the emergency department with recurrent face, lip, and tongue ...
Kara, Areeba +2 more
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Resetting the neurohormonal balance in heart failure (HF). the relevance of the natriuretic peptide (NP) system to the clinical management of patients with HF [PDF]
The natriuretic peptide (NP) system, which includes atrial natriuretic peptide, B-type natriuretic peptide, and C-type natriuretic peptide, has an important role in cardiovascular homeostasis, promoting a number of physiological effects including ...
Rubattu, Speranza Donatella +1 more
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Early diagnosis of hereditary angioedema in children: genetic testing should be prioritized
Background When a member of a family has been diagnosed with hereditary angioedema (HAE) before a child is born, the question of early diagnosis arises. Indeed, the first attacks may occur at birth.
A. Bocquet +6 more
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Terrible APS — a newly defined variant of severe APS
IntroductionAntiphospholipid syndrome (APS) presents with various clinical features and some patients exhibit progressive, refractory disease that does not meet the catastrophic APS (cAPS) criteria. This study describes a new subcategory of APS patients,
Stanley Niznik +10 more
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Risk related to pre–diabetes mellitus and diabetes mellitus in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: insights from prospective comparison of ARNI with ACEI to determine impact on global mortality and morbidity in heart failure trial [PDF]
Background—The prevalence of pre–diabetes mellitus and its consequences in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction are not known.
Cardoso, José Silva +17 more
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Intravenous lanadelumab for the treatment of moderately ill COVID‐19 patients
Aims Kallikrein‐kinin system (KKS) dysregulation is hypothesized to play a pathogenetic role in COVID‐19‐associated pulmonary oedema. To investigate the efficacy and safety of intravenous lanadelumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits plasma kallikrein, in COVID‐19, we conducted a phase 2, open‐label, randomized‐controlled, proof‐of‐concept ...
Job J. Engel +12 more
wiley +1 more source
Effects of vildagliptin on ventricular function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and heart failure: a randomized placebo-controlled trial [PDF]
Objectives: This study sought to examine the safety of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, vildagliptin, in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction.
Bolli, Geremia B. +7 more
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