Dopaminergic agonist bromocriptin in treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2
Bromocriptine is a sympatholytic agonist of dopamine receptors, which is now proposed for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In animal studies bromocriptine elevates the decreased levels of dopamine in hypothalamus and blocks excessive sympathetic ...
O. A. Gerasimenko +2 more
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Adjuvant dexmedetomidine in treatment of alcohol withdrawal delirium: Case series
Alcohol withdrawal delirium is a medical emergency with mortality rates of 20–50% without treatment. Benzodiazepines (BZDs) (gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor agonists) are the mainstay of treatment.
Amit Chail +3 more
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Symptoms and Subjective Quality of Life in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Longitudinal Study [PDF]
PMCID: PMC3621668This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are ...
Giacco, D, Matanov, A, Priebe, S
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Menopause and autonomic control of heart
Menopause is associated with decreased heart rate variability, which is due to reduced parasympathetic or increased sympathetic outflow to the heart. Acute myocardial infarction may be accompanied by decreased heart rate variability.
Arunima Chaudhuri, Nirmala G Borade
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Marijuana Legislation: Identifying the Impact on the Oral Healthcare Provider [PDF]
Objectives/Aims: Since the mid-2000s, the United States has seen a surge in legislation involving the legalization of marijuana, both recreationally and medicinally.
Geiser, Abby L, Reid-Burrell, Jessica
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Blood pressure response to renal denervation is correlated with baseline blood pressure variability: a patient-level meta-analysis [PDF]
Background: Sympathetic tone is one of the main determinants of blood pressure (BP) variability and treatment-resistant hypertension. The aim of our study was to assess changes in BP variability after renal denervation (RDN).
Berra, Elena +27 more
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Adrenal adrenoceptors in heart failure
Heart failure (HF) is a chronic clinical syndrome characterized by the reduction in left ventricular (LV) function and it represents one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Claudio ede Lucia +12 more
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Hypertension prevalence in the city of Formiga, MG, Brazil [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To estimate hypertension prevalence and identify associated socioeconomic, demographic, and anthropometric variables. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with probability sampling.
Castro, Roberta Avelar Araújo de +2 more
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Dexmedetomidine is a high-selective α2-agonist, which is used as an anesthetic component, and it is expected to induce polyuria. Initially, it was mainly used for sedation in emergency wards, and further this medicine got widespread use in anesthesiology.
A. V. Solenkova +6 more
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Postsynaptic α1-Adrenergic vasoconstriction is impaired in young patients with vasovagal syncope and is corrected by nitric oxide synthase inhibition [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Syncope is a sudden transient loss of consciousness and postural tone with spontaneous recovery; the most common form is vasovagal syncope (VVS).
Medow, MS +6 more
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