Peritoneal dialysis in heart failure: focus on kidney and ventricular dysfunction [PDF]
Heart failure is a significant health problem worldwide. Despite all the new therapies available nowadays, many patients will reach advanced stages of the disease.
Ronald O. Morales +2 more
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Glucocorticoids Inhibit Sodium Depletion-induced Salt Appetite in Rat [PDF]
Glucocorticoids, produced in adrenal cortex, exert potent natriuretic and diuretic actions in the kidney. Recently, it has been found that glucocorticoids could upregulate the expression of natriuretic peptide receptor A (NPR-A), the primary receptor of ...
Chao Liu +3 more
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Rolofylline, an adenosine A1−receptor antagonist, in acute heart failure [PDF]
Background: Worsening renal function, which is associated with adverse outcomes, often develops in patients with acute heart failure. Experimental and clinical studies suggest that counterregulatory responses mediated by adenosine may be involved. We
Bloomfield, Daniel M +15 more
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Diuretic treatment in chronic heart failure [PDF]
Heart failure is a major public health problem in developed countries. Many of the clinical manifestations of heart failure are due to congestion and fluid retention, therefore diuretic therapy occupied for a long time an important place in the ...
Camelia C. DIACONU +2 more
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Cardiovascular Consequences of Acute Kidney Injury: Treatment Options
Soon after haemodialysis was introduced into clinical practice, a high risk of cardiac death was noted in end-stage renal disease. However, only in the last decade has it become clear that any renal injury, acute or chronic, is associated with high ...
Julija G. Voicehovska +7 more
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Transcatheter interatrial shunt device for the treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (REDUCE LAP-HF I [Reduce Elevated Left Atrial Pressure in Patients With Heart Failure]): A phase 2, randomized, sham-controlled trial [PDF]
Background -In non-randomized, open-label studies, a transcatheter interatrial shunt device (IASD, Corvia Medical) was associated with lower pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), less symptoms, and greater quality of life and exercise capacity in ...
Basuray, Anupam +17 more
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Insufficient control of blood pressure and incident diabetes [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Incidence of type 2 diabetes might be associated with preexisting hypertension. There is no information on whether incident diabetes is predicted by blood pressure control.
CHINALI, MARCELLO +8 more
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Hypochloremia Secondary to Diuretics in Preterm Infants: Should Clinicians Pay Close Attention?
Diuretic therapy, commonly used in the newborn intensive care unit, is associated with a variety of electrolyte abnormalities such as hyponatremia, hypokalemia, and hypochloremia.
Renjithkumar Kalikkot Thekkeveedu MD +3 more
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Tricuspid regurgitation, right ventricular function, and renal congestion: a cardiorenal triangle
There is a growing interest in the evaluation of tricuspid regurgitation due to its increasing prevalence and detrimental impact on clinical outcomes. Historically, it has been coined the “forgotten” defect in the field of valvular heart disease due to ...
Ilana Forado-Benatar +7 more
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Two patients with refractory nephrotic syndrome were treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) for diuretic resistance, anasarca and acute kidney injury. Following PD, their fluid overload was promptly alleviated, accompanied by an increase in urine volume ...
Le Yu +6 more
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