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The Diagnosis and Treatment of Baroreflex Failure

New England Journal of Medicine, 1993
Baroreflexes originate in the great vessels of the neck and thorax and prevent arterial pressure from rising or falling excessively.This study was undertaken to clarify the cause, clinical spectrum, and therapy of this disorder. We studied 11 patients with baroreflex failure presenting as severe, labile hypertension and hypotension, often with headache,
D, Robertson, A S, Hollister, I, Biaggioni, J L, Netterville, R, Mosqueda-Garcia, R M, Robertson   +5 more
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Treatment of heart failure in the elderly

British Medical Bulletin, 1990
Heart failure is a syndrome of breathlessness, fatigue and oedema. The effects of ageing on myocardial function and the prevalence of often multiple cardiac pathologies makes heart failure a disease of the elderly, usually characterized by primary or secondary myocardial systolic dysfunction.
L, McMurray, D G, McDevitt
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Failure of Treatment

American Anthropologist, 2003
Failure of Treatment. Gilbert Lewis.New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. 269 pp.
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Evaluation and Treatment of Chemonucleolysis Failures

Orthopedics, 1988
ABSTRACT; Fifty patients underwent chemonucleolysis for the treatment of lumbar disk herniations unresponsive to conservative therapy. In patients treated with chymopapain, unrelieved sciatica was the most common cause of clinical treatment failure. Eight patients (16%) experienced no relief or only a transient reduction in their radicular symptoms ...
J K, Burkus, A H, Alexander, J B, Mitchell   +2 more
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Treatment failure of lungworm in cattle

Veterinary Record, 2019
> We are now into the higher risk period of lungworm disease in cattle As we are now into the higher risk period of lungworm disease in cattle, we are writing to make colleagues aware of the diagnostic options, importance of correct treatment and the investigation of possible inefficacious treatments.
Natalie, Jewell, Jeff, Jones, Sian, Mitchell, Anuschka, Marsman   +3 more
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Age and treatment of kidney failure

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 2013
This review discusses issues related to treatment of chronic kidney disease, and kidney failure in particular, among older adults.A substantial proportion of older adults have chronic kidney disease and progress to kidney failure. There is considerable variability in treatment practices for advanced kidney disease among older adults, and evidence that ...
Meghan J, Elliott, Helen, Tam-Tham, Brenda R, Hemmelgarn   +2 more
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Treatment Failure in Endometrial Carcinoma

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, 2014
Our aim was to investigate the outcomes and prognostic factors after treatment failure of endometrial cancer.A total of 923 endometrial cancer patients were treated between 2000 and 2010, of which 109 experienced treatment failure. Treatment failure was defined as relapse after complete removal of all cancerous lesions or persistent/progressive disease
Huei-Jean, Huang, Yun-Hsin, Tang, Hung-Hsueh, Chou, Lan-Yan, Yang, Angel, Chao, Yi-Ting, Huang, Gigin, Lin, Feng-Yuan, Liu, Ting-Chang, Chang, Chyong-Huey, Lai   +9 more
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Drug Treatment of Heart Failure

Drugs, 1990
The objectives of treatment for patients with chronic heart failure are the prevention of the initial occurrence, the alleviation of signs and symptoms, the delay of the progression of damage to heart muscle and the reduction of the mortality rate. Many drugs are used in severe heart failure.
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Treatment guidelines in heart failure

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 1998
The risk of heart failure increases with age. Prognosis is poor, with 82% of patients dying within 6 years of diagnosis. As the population ages, heart failure is becoming an increasing problem. Heart failure is a complex disease that may be managed in a variety of ways depending on its severity and cause.
M A, Konstam, W J, Remme
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Surgical Treatment of Heart Failure

Surgical Clinics of North America, 2017
More than 5 million Americans suffer from heart failure and more than 250,000 die annually. Cardiac surgery, as applied to advanced heart failure, has evolved significantly in the past 50 years. Current therapeutic interventions are focused on the appropriate assessment of myocardial dysfunction as a means to select the right patient for the ...
Robert S D, Higgins, Ahmet, Kilic, Daniel G, Tang   +2 more
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