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Correlation between prescribing quality and pharmaceutical costs in English primary care: national cross-sectional analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background Both pharmaceutical costs and quality-indicator performance vary substantially between general practices, but little is known about the relationship between prescribing costs and quality Aim To measure the association between prescribing ...
Allsup   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Amiloride reduces portal hypertension in rat liver cirrhosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Objective This study aimed to investigate the effect of amiloride on portal hypertension. Amiloride is known to inhibit Na(+)/H(+) exchangers on activated hepatic stellate cells.
Beitinger, Frigga   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Characteristics of pediatric inpatients with primary and secondary hypertension

open access: yesPediatric Investigation, 2021
Importance Extensive population‐based studies have explored the prevalence of primary hypertension (HTN) in children and adolescents. However, there is little published data on the characteristics of different types of pediatric HTN and the causes of ...
Yijun Chen   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comorbidities in aging patients with sickle cell disease. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Sickle cell disease (SCD) in general and sickle cell anemia in particular is a highly complex disorder both at the molecular and clinical levels. Although the molecular lesion is a single-point mutation, the sickle gene is pleiotropic in nature causing ...
Ballas, Samir K.
core   +2 more sources

Clinical Conditions and History of Illness Among Terminal Chronic Kidney Disease Patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is one of the public health problems in Indonesia. This study aimed to determine the clinical condition of premorbid and the incidence of ESRD. The study design is a case-control.
Adiningrat, A. (Arya)   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

Multiple Treatment Strategies of Accessory Renal Artery Related Hypertension: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review

open access: yesThe Journal of Clinical Hypertension
Renovascular hypertension (RVH) is a primary cause of secondary hypertension, primarily driven by the activation of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system activation.
Lin Wang   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rural to Urban Migration and Changes in Cardiovascular risk Factors in Tanzania: A Prospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
High levels of rural to urban migration are a feature of most African countries. Our aim was to investigate changes, and their determinants, in cardiovascular risk factors on rural to urban migration in Tanzania.
AB Swai   +31 more
core   +2 more sources

The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in rural East Africa: A population-based study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
BackgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) may be common among individuals living in sub-Saharan Africa due to the confluence of CKD risk factors and genetic predisposition.MethodsWe ascertained the prevalence of CKD and its risk factors among a sample of 3 ...
Atukunda, Mucunguzi   +14 more
core   +2 more sources

Role of imaging and adrenal venous sampling techniques in the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism

open access: yesAtti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti - Classe di Scienze Medico-Biologiche, 2018
Background: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a rare condition characterized by inappropriately high secretion of aldosterone, independently of the renin-angiotensin system, not suppressed by sodium loading test.
Lorenzo Curtò   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of a reduction in glomerular filtration rate after nephrectomy on arterial stiffness and central hemodynamics: rationale and design of the EARNEST study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: There is strong evidence of an association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease. To date, however, proof that a reduction in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a causative factor in cardiovascular disease is ...
Alam   +73 more
core   +2 more sources

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