Treatment of acute renal failure [PDF]
Kidney International, 1998 Acute renal failure is a life threatening illness whose mortality has remained high since the introduction of hemodialysis 25 years ago, despite advances in supportive care. Acute renal failure is an extremely morbid and costly disorder with a significant proportion of patients progressing to end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis.
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Botulinum toxin therapy: functional silencing of salivary disorders. [PDF]
, 2017 Botulinum toxin (BTX) is a neurotoxic protein produced by Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium. BTX therapy is a safe and effective treatment when used for functional silencing of the salivary glands in disorders such as sialoceles and salivary ...
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B-type natriuretic peptide-guided treatment for heart failure [PDF]
, 2016 Background Heart failure is a condition in which the heart does not pump enough blood to meet all the needs of the body. Symptoms of heart failure include breathlessness, fatigue and fluid retention.
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BMC NephrologyBackground The relationship between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentrations and the risk of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis (PDRP) remains unclear.
Jinsheng Mai +7 more
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Treatment of atherosclerotic renovascular hypertension: review of observational studies and a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. [PDF]
, 2015 open9Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis can cause ischaemic nephropathy and arterial hypertension. We herein review the observational and randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing medical and endovascular treatment for control of hypertension and ...
Caielli, P +8 more
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Statins and Exercise Training Response in Heart Failure Patients: Insights From HF-ACTION. [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess for a treatment interaction between statin use and exercise training (ET) response. BACKGROUND: Recent data suggest that statins may attenuate ET response, but limited data exist in patients with heart ...
Cooper, Lawton S. +13 more
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My migraine voice survey. aA global study of disease burden among individuals with migraine for whom preventive treatments have failed [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Migraine is associated with many debilitating symptoms that affect daily functioning. My Migraine Voice is a large global cross-sectional study aimed at understanding the full burden and impact of migraine directly from patients suffering ...
Carboni, Veruska +14 more
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Urate-lowering therapy and kidney outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease and hyperuricemia
Signal Transduction and Targeted TherapyHyperuricemia is considered a modifiable risk factor for the development and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). There remains controversy over the effects of urate-lowering therapy (ULT) on kidney outcomes in patients with CKD and hyperuricemia.
Sheng Nie +12 more
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Securing All intraVenous devices Effectively in hospitalised patients—the SAVE trial: study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction: Over 70% of all hospital admissions have a peripheral intravenous device (PIV) inserted; however, the failure rate of PIVs is unacceptably high, with up to 69% of these devices failing before treatment is complete.
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Molecular MetabolismObjective: Cachexia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a wasting syndrome. The futile creatine cycle (FCC) contributes to energy waste in adipocytes. Creatinine is metabolite of creatine.
Jingwen Fang +7 more
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