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Heart–Lung transplantation: Meeting allocation challenges in France [PDF]

open access: yesJHLT Open
Background: Our study aims to describe the French heart–lung graft allocation system, to compare it with allocation systems used in other countries, and to explore potential solutions to improve access to this rare transplantation procedure. Methods: Our
Justin Issard   +12 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Prevalence of hyperfiltration among US youth/young adults with overweight and obesity: A population‐based association study

open access: yesObesity Science & Practice, 2019
Summary Objective Determine prevalence of hyperfiltration (high estimated glomerular filtration rate "eGFR" >95th percentile for age/sex) among youth and association with BMI classification.
Christy B. Turer   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Misclassification of Hypertension Status According to Office Blood Pressure vs 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring [PDF]

open access: yesCJC Open
Background: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is the gold standard for establishing the diagnosis of hypertension yet remains underused in Canada.
Gregory L. Hundemer, MD, MPH   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in France - The constances cohort [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Nephrology
Background Prevention and early detection of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are major public health goals to prevent and slow its progression to kidney failure.
Jacques Blacher   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Roxadustat for the Treatment of Early Post-Transplantation Anemia [PDF]

open access: yesTransplant International
Louis Guenal   +12 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Prevalence and Risks Factors of Prehypertension in Africa: A Systematic Review

open access: yesAnnals of Global Health, 2022
Background: Hypertension is one of the major factors for high mortality of adults in Africa. However, complications occur at lower values than those previously classified as hypertension.
Koussoh Simone Malik   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Elevation of Trimethylamine-N-Oxide in Chronic Kidney Disease: Contribution of Decreased Glomerular Filtration Rate

open access: yesToxins, 2019
Gut microbiota-dependent Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) has been reported to be strongly linked to renal function and to increased cardiovascular events in the general population and in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients.
Caroline C. Pelletier   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute kidney injury: an acceptable risk of treatment with renin-angiotensin system blockade in primary care? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Use of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockade has become increasingly widespread driven by evidence-based guidance. There is concern about the role of these agents in the genesis of avoidable acute kidney injury (AKI).
Bellomo R   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Analyse biochimique multi-paramétrique révélant une augmentation de l´homocystéinémie et de la NTProBNP chez les patients hypertendus à Bamako (Mali)

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRDUCTION: l'hypertension artérielle est un problème majeur de santé publique en Afrique subsaharienne par sa fréquence élevée et le risque cardiovasculaire qu'elle entraine.
Yaya Goïta   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Left Main Coronary Artery Compression in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Percutaneous Treatment to Improve SymptomsNovel Teaching Points

open access: yesCJC Open, 2021
A 51-year-old woman with pulmonary arterial hypertension presented with progressive chest pain and dyspnea. Computed tomography imaging showed significant enlargement of her main pulmonary artery (PA) and was suggestive of left main coronary artery (LMCA)
Stefan Edginton, MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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