Results 1 to 10 of about 63,738 (185)

The EuroHeart Failure Survey programme—a survey on the quality of care among patients with heart failure in Europe Part 2: treatment [PDF]

, 2003
National surveys suggest that treatment of heart failure in daily practice differs from guidelines and is characterized by underuse of recommended medications.
Aguilar, JC, Cleland, J, Cohen-Solal, A, Dietz, R, Eastaugh, J, Follath, F, Freemantle, N, Gavazzi, A, Hobbs, R, Komajda, M, Korewicki, J, Madeira, HC, Mason, J, Moiseyev, VS, Preda, I, Swedberg, K, Van Gilst, WH, Widimsky, J   +17 more
core   +5 more sources

Effects of empagliflozin on cardiorespiratory fitness and significant interaction of loop diuretics [PDF]

, 2018
The effects of empagliflozin on cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) are unknown.
Abbate, Butler, Butler, Canada, Carbone, Creager, Guazzi, Kosiborod, Lang, Marenzi, Nagueh, Neal, Rådholm, Van Tassell, Zinman   +14 more
core   +2 more sources

Health services research in the public healthcare system in Hong Kong: An analysis of over 1 million antihypertensive prescriptions between 2004-2007 as an example of the potential and pitfalls of using routinely collected electronic patient data [PDF]

, 2008
<b>Objectives</b> Increasing use is being made of routinely collected electronic patient data in health services research. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the potential usefulness of a comprehensive database used routinely in the
A McCormack, AL Nightingale, Augustine Lam, AW Hoes, DM Fleming, EE Degli, EPIC, F Trevisani, G Edgren, G Mazzaglia, GC Smith, GL Booth, H Ueshima, Hong Fung, I Nazareth, I Nazareth, InterASIA Collaborative group, J Hollowell, JA Cassell, JB Soriano, JE Hux, JI Williams, Jin-ling Tang, JK Jones, Johnny Y Jiang, JR Hardy, K Tu, KM Madsen, M Ezzati, Martin CS Wong, PM Kearney, R Gupta, R Jones, R Lawrenson, R Lawrenson, RB Singh, RB Singh, RG Gibbs, RJ Cruz-Correia, S Capewell, SS Soedamah-Muthu, Stewart W Mercer, T Karopka, T Walley, TA Burke, TM McKeever, TR Mikuls, TR Mikuls   +47 more
core   +3 more sources

Pretreatment with beta-blockers and the frequency of hypokalemia in patients with acute chest pain [PDF]

, 1987
Plasma potassium concentration was measured at admission in 1234 patients who presented with acute chest pain. One hundred and ninety five patients were on P blockers before admission.
Anonymous, Armitage, P., C Robertson, C Wong, Cox, DR, Dyckner, T., E Simpson, J C Rodger, Jardine, R.M., L Wilkie, Nordrehaug, J.E., Rodger, J.C., Rodger, J.C., S M Raj, Solomon, R.J., Stewart, D.E., Struthers, A.D., Struthers, A.D., Yusuf, S.   +18 more
core   +1 more source

Patterns of antihypertensive prescribing, discontinuation and switching among a Hong Kong Chinese population from over one million prescriptions [PDF]

, 2008
Hypertension is an alarming public health problem among Chinese. The present study evaluated the prescribing patterns, discontinuation and switching profiles of antihypertensive agents and their associated factors in one Hong Kong Chinese population ...
A Fretheim, A T Lam, BM Cheung, G Onder, H Fung, H Mori, J Ma, J Y Jiang, M C S Wong, MCS Wong, S Griffiths, S W Mercer, T Walley, YH Yuen, Z Kabir   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Association of antihypertensive monotherapy with serum sodium and potassium levels in Chinese patients [PDF]

, 2009
<b>Background</b> International guidelines on management of hypertension recommend any major classes of antihypertensive drugs. However, the low prescribing rate of thiazides has been attributed to concerns about electrolyte disturbances and ...
Bissram, Brown, Chang, Chow, Cockcroft, Freed, Greenberg, J. Y. Jiang, M. C. S. Wong, M. K. Ali, Pikilidou, S. M. Griffiths, S. W. Mercer, Sharabi, Wilcox, Wong, Wong, Wong   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Generic sample preparation combined with high-resolution liquid chromatography- time-of-flight mass spectrometry for unification of urine screening in doping-control laboratories [PDF]

, 2010
A unification of doping-control screening procedures of prohibited small molecule substances—including stimulants, narcotics, steroids, ß2-agonists and diuretics—is highly urgent in order to free resources for new classes such as banned proteins ...
Georgakopoulos, C.G., Nielen, M.W.F., Oosterink, J.E., Peters, R.J.B., Stolker, A.A.M.   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Long-term outcome after tricuspid valvectomy in a neonate with Candida endocarditis : a case report [PDF]

, 2019
Tricuspid valvectomy is a rare surgical intervention, and knowledge regarding long-term outcome in children is lacking. We report a favourable outcome 11 years after tricuspid valvectomy in early infancy without subsequent surgery or other cardiac ...
Bogers, Ad JJC, Helbing, Willem A, Vanhie, Ellen   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Comparison of First-Line Dual Combination Treatments in Hypertension: Real-World Evidence from Multinational Heterogeneous Cohorts. [PDF]

, 2020
Background and objectives: 2018 ESC/ESH Hypertension guideline recommends 2-drug combination as initial anti-hypertensive therapy. However, real-world evidence for effectiveness of recommended regimens remains limited.
Cho, Jaehyeong, Hripcsak, George, Jung, Sungjae, Lee, Seongwon, Park, Rae Woong, Park, Sungha, Ryan, Patrick B, Schuemie, Martijn J, Suchard, Marc A, Swerdel, Joel N, You, Seng Chan   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

Rationale and study design of intravenous loop diuretic administration in acute heart failure. DIUR-AHF [PDF]

, 2017
Aims: Although loop diuretics are the most commonly used drugs in acute heart failure (AHF) treatment, their short-term and long-term effects are relatively unknown.
Di Somma, Salvatore, Nuti, Ranuccio, Palazzuoli, Alberto, Ruocco, Gaetano, Valle, Roberto, Vescovo, Giorgio   +5 more
core   +1 more source