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Glucagon‐Like Peptide‐1 Receptor Agonists in Multiple Sclerosis: A Topical Narrative Review

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The glucagon‐like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) receptor agonists (RAs) are a relatively new class of drugs that were initially approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and, subsequently, weight reduction in patients with obesity.
Audrey Y. Chang, Farrah J. Mateen
wiley   +1 more source

Hepatite crónica: o espectro etiológico. Implicações para o tratamento.

open access: yesActa Médica Portuguesa, 1993
The prevalence of chronic hepatitis and its different aetiologies was studied in all patients above 10 years of age seen in the specialised outpatient clinic of our hospital over a 3 year period.
J Velosa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of chronic hepatitis

open access: yesBMJ, 2001
Viral hepatitis is the major cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. An estimated 300 million people are carriers of the hepatitis B virus, and 120 million are infected with hepatitis C. Untreated, these infections may progress to cirrhosis, liver failure, and hepatoma.
P J, Gow, D, Mutimer
openaire   +3 more sources

Impact of Six‐Month Monitoring Compared to Three‐Month Monitoring of Laboratories During Methotrexate Therapy

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether extending the American College of Rheumatology–recommended monitoring interval for complete blood count and liver function tests in patients receiving methotrexate (MTX) affects timely detection of medication‐related toxicity.
Spencer Simko   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in patients with cardiomyopathy

open access: yesAnnals of Hepatology, 2009
Chronic hepatitis C can be associated with extrahepatic manifestations; thus, we explored the association of this viral infection with dilated cardiomyopathy in a group of sixty-three patients with a cardiac ejection fraction of less than 40% determined ...
Vijaya Boyella;   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Specific Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions: Results of a Consensus Process

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) serve as indicators of access, quality, and performance of the health system. This study aimed to determine rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐specific ACSCs for use in the evaluation of care system access and quality.
Kara Irwin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Theexpert consensus for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease with hepatitis C infection

open access: yesLinchuang shenzangbing zazhi, 2019
慢性肾脏病(chronic kidney disease,CKD)是我国重要的公共健康问题,流行率约10.8%,据此推算,我国成人CKD患者约1.2亿[1]。根据肾小球滤过率(estimated glomerular filtration rate,eGFR),CKD可分为1~5期[2]。CKD患者免疫功能低下,易受细菌、病毒及其他病原体感染,而血液透析患者更是丙型肝炎病毒(hepatitis C virus,HCV)感染的高危人群 ...
The committee of expert consensus for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease with hepatitis Cinfection
doaj  

A novel monoclonal antibody targeting a conserved inner region of the hepatitis B virus envelope enables broad detection of immune escape variants

open access: yesVirus Research
The detection of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is fundamental for the diagnosis of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). However, current diagnostic assays that rely on antibodies targeting the conformational “a” determinant of HBsAg are frequently ...
Yansong Chen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Elevated Liver Enzymes Is Not an Impediment to Allopurinol Dose Escalation: An Observational Cohort Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Routine liver enzyme monitoring is advocated for while on allopurinol, but supporting guidance is lacking. We assessed the incidence and factors associated with elevated liver enzyme levels in patients with gout commenced on allopurinol. Methods One hundred and fifty patients with gout and normal baseline serum aminotransferases initiated on ...
May Shuen Tang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and validation of an early diagnostic model to distinguish bacterial infection in patients with acute-on-chronic liver disease (AoCLD) and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS): a post-hoc analysis of a prospective multicenter cohort

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Research
Background and objectives: Early differentiation between infectious and non-infectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in patients with acute-on-chronic liver disease (AoCLD) remains challenging. This study aimed to develop and validate an
Hui Zhou   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

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