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Angioedema

World Allergy Organization Journal, 1984
Angioedema can be caused by either mast cell degranulation or activation of the kallikrein-kinin cascade. In the former case, angioedema can be caused by allergic reactions caused by immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated hypersensitivity to foods or drugs that can also result in acute urticaria or a more generalized anaphylactic reaction.
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Subcutaneous C1‐Inhibitor Concentrate for prophylaxis during pregnancy and lactation in a patient with C1‐INH‐HAE

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
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, Emel Aygören‐Pürsün   +1 more
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What proportion of adult allergy referrals to secondary care could be dealt with in primary care by a GP with special interest? [PDF]

, 2016
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, DP Kernick, H Smith, J Coast, J Powell, JR Landis, ML Levy, R Gilbert, Y Shehata   +8 more
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Simvastatin: A Risk Factor for Angioedema? [PDF]

, 2013
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, Knight, Tamara B., Nisly, Sarah A.   +2 more
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Penoscrotal angioedema in an 8-year-old boy following insect bites

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2020
Angioedema in children displays a varied etiology and clinical manifestations, unlike adult angioedema. As opposed to angioedema in adults, pediatric angioedema majorly results from food, insect bites, and drugs.
Friday Emeakpor Ogbetere, William Omon Akerele   +1 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]

, 2017
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, Triposkiadis, Filippos   +1 more
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Early diagnosis of hereditary angioedema in children: genetic testing should be prioritized

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
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, A. Pagnier, I. Boccon-Gibod, F. Defendi, C. Dumestre-Perard, G. Hardy, Laurence Bouillet   +6 more
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Ligelizumab improves angioedema, disease severity and quality-of-life in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria

World Allergy Organization Journal, 2022
Background: Disease burden is particularly high in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU) patients with angioedema, and patients whose signs and symptoms are inadequately controlled by H1-antihistamines need new treatment options.
Martin Metz, MD, Jonathan A. Bernstein, MD, Ana M. Giménez-Arnau, MD, PhD, Michihiro Hide, MD, PhD, Marcus Maurer, MD, Karl Sitz, MD, Weily Soong, MD, Gordon Sussman, MD, Eva Hua, MSc, Avantika Barve, PhD, Nathalie Barbier, MSc, Maria-Magdalena Balp, MD, Thomas Severin, MD   +12 more
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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in cancer patients and survivors. A scientific statement of the Heart Failure Association of the ESC and the ESC Council of Cardio‐Oncology

European Journal of Heart Failure, EarlyView.
Specific characteristics of HFpEF universal definition in cancer patients. Abstract Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is increasingly recognized in cancer patients and survivors, yet it remains underdiagnosed and its epidemiology largely unknown.
Kalliopi Keramida, Teresa Lopez‐Fernandez, Markus S. Anker, Mark C. Petrie, Pietro Ameri, Lisa J. Anderson, Jutta Bergler‐Klein, Anita Deswal, Dimitrios Farmakis, Borja Ibañez, Carolyn S.P. Lam, Ninian N. Lang, Alexander R. Lyon, Mariana Mirabel, Brenda Moura, Walter J. Paulus, Amina Rakisheva, Gianluigi Savarese, Michele Senni, Carlo Gabriele Tocchetti, Marco Metra, Gerasimos Filippatos   +21 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]

, 2016
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, Desai, Akshay S., Jhund, Pardeep S., Kristensen, Søren L., Lefkowitz, Martin P., Martinez, Felipe, McMurray, John J.V., Merkely, Bela, Packer, Milton, Preiss, David, Rizkala, Adel R., Rouleau, Jean L., Shi, Victor C., Solomon, Scott D., Squire, Iain, Starling, Randall C., Swedberg, Karl, Zile, Michael R.   +17 more
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