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Cardiac resynchronization therapy and pulmonary artery banding in advanced heart failure infants with left ventricular dilated cardiomyopathy and left bundle branch block

Pediatric Investigation, EarlyView.
The combination of cardiac resynchronization therapy and pulmonary artery banding was associated with substantial improvement in advanced heart failure infants with left ventricular dilated cardiomyopathy and left bundle branch block. Most patients exhibited marked improvement in clinical status and ventricular function, along with a reduction in QRS ...
Min Zeng, Fan Yang, Quanlin Li, Kai Ma, Zheng Dou, Kunjing Pang, Xinjie Lin, Shoujun Li, Xu Wang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disease characteristics and outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes: a matched cohort study of spironolactone users and non-users

BMC Nephrology, 2020
Background Limited evidence has indicated that addition of a steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) to the standard of care reduces proteinuria in patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD); however, there are limited data regarding real ...
Michael Blankenburg, Csaba P. Kovesdy, Anne-Kathrin Fett, Raymond G. Griner, Alain Gay   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety of low-dose spironolactone administration in chronic haemodialysis patients [PDF]

, 2017
Background. Prevention of cardiovascular diseases is essential in chronic haemodialysis patients. Recently, low-dose spironolactone has been shown to decrease cardiovascular mortality in patients with severe heart failure.
Fumeaux, Zina, Mach, Francois, Martin, Pierre-Yves, Perneger, Thomas, Rossier, Michel, Saudan, Patrick, Schnetzler, Bruno, Stoermann, Catherine   +7 more
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The prevalence of resistant arterial hypertension and secondary causes in a cohort of hypertensive patients: a single center experience [PDF]

, 2017
The prevalence of resistant hypertension (RHT) still remains unknown. Aim of the study was to investigate in a large cohort of hypertensive patients the prevalence of RHT, and to identify in these patients the secondary forms of arterial hypertension (SH)
Concistre, Antonio, Costi, Umberto, D'Ermo, Giuseppe, DE TOMA, Giorgio, DE VINCENTIS, Giuseppe, Iannucci, Gino, Letizia, Claudio, Lucia, Piernatale, Marinelli, Cristiano, Matteo, Galassi, Olmati, Federica, Pergolini, Mario Sergio, Petramala, Luigi, Tonnarini, Gian Franco   +13 more
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Therapeutic Effects and Safety of Spironolactone for Central Serous Chorioretinopathy [PDF]

, 2020
Jae Yong Han, Eun Young Choi, Christopher Seungkyu Lee   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Muscle Strength and Power Changes With Gender‐Affirming Hormone Therapy

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Androgen receptors are highly expressed in upper body muscles, but changes in maximal muscle strength and power in major upper body muscles have not been investigated during gender‐affirming hormone therapy (GAHT). Objective To assess prospective changes in maximal muscle strength and muscle power from before and after 1 year of ...
Mathilde Kamp Nørlund, Jakob Lindberg Nielsen, Marianne Skovsager Andersen, Rikke Hjortebjerg, Laust Frisenberg Buhl, Anne Pernille Hermann, Camilla Viola Buskbjerg Palm, Tine Taulbjerg Kristensen, Jan Frystyk, Per Aagaard, Jonas Mathiesen, Dorte Glintborg, Louise Lehmann Christensen   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protective Effect of Spironolactone on Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in HUVECs via Notch Pathway

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2015
Background: Fibrosis results in excessive buildup of extracellular matrix proteins along with abnormalities in structure and is partly derived by a process involving transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) called endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT)
Xiao Chen, Jiejie Cai, Xi Zhou, Lingzhi Chen, Yongsheng Gong, Zhan Gao, Huaiqin Zhang, Weijian Huang, Hao Zhou   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anti‐inflammatory effects of physical stimuli: The central role of networks in shaping the future of pharmacological research

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Addressing complexity in the study of life sciences through Systems Biology and Systems Medicine has been transformative, making Systems Pharmacology the next logical step. In this review, we focus on physical stimuli, whose potential in pharmacology has been neglected, despite demonstrated therapeutic properties.
Veronica Paparozzi, Reyhaneh Hooshmandabbasi, Alessandro Ravoni, Ying Ma, Luigi Manni, Timothy J. Koh, Caroline Maake, Tiziana Guarnieri, Darong Lai, Vitalii Zablotskii, Christine Nardini   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serum Estradiol Concentrations With Estradiol 0.06% Gel in Transgender and Gender‐Diverse Adults

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Transgender and gender‐diverse individuals undergoing estradiol therapy for gender affirmation are typically treated with oral or transdermal estradiol, with transdermal estradiol recommended for those aged > 45 years. There are limited data evaluating estradiol gel in gender‐affirming hormone therapy regimens. We aimed to assess the
Raquel A. Maggacis, Ada S. Cheung, Brendan J. Nolan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cardiovascular Health in Women—Across the Lifespan

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity among women worldwide. However, CVD continues to be perceived as a predominantly male issue. CVD in women therefore remains understudied, underrecognized and undertreated.
Jaya Chandrasekhar, Jessica Yao, Simone Gong, Madhuka Wijayarathne, Monique Watts, Swati Mukherjee   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source