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Effect of insulin and insulin-resistance on the glomerular filtration rate and microalbuminuria in hypertensive patients
2001
Dual-release hydrocortisone vs conventional glucocorticoids in adrenal insufficiency
2019
Background Dual-release hydrocortisone (DR-HC) improves metabolism in patients with adrenal insufficiency. The aims of this study were to compare the cardiovascular and metabolic effects of conventional glucocorticoids (GCs) vs. DR-HC and of high vs. low doses of GCs, after 48 months of observation. Methods We selected 27 patients on hydrocortisone (mean dose 17.5 ± 4.2 mg/day) and 20 patients on cortisone acetate (mean dose 37.5 ± 12.1 mg/day) who maintained this treatment (group A) and 53 patients switched to DR-HC (mean dose 22 ± 4.8 mg/day) (group B). At baseline and after 48 months, clinical and metabolic parameters and Framingham Risk Score (FRS) were obtained. Results After 48 month…
May Measurement Month 2019 : an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Poland
2021
Abstract May Measurement Month 2019 is the third edition of a global initiative organized by the International Society of Hypertension aimed at raising awareness of hypertension and the need for blood pressure (BP) screening. We present data analysis from Poland. To evaluate the potential of opportunistic BP measurements as a tool for cardiovascular disease prevention programmes. To collect new country data for further annual comparisons. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 was carried out in 201 sites in May 2019. BP was measured in 7072 subjects (mean age: 54 ± 15 years; 62.3% females). After multiple imputation, the age- and sex-standardized systolic BP (SBP) a…
May Measurement Month 2018 : an analysis of blood pressure screening campaign results from Poland
2020
Abstract Hypertension remains the most important cardiovascular risk factor in Poland. May Measurement Month is a global initiative organized by the International Society of Hypertension aimed at raising awareness of hypertension and the need for blood pressure (BP) screening and demonstrating the potential of the opportunistic BP measurements. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 was carried out in 146 sites in May 2018. Blood pressure was measured in 6450 subjects (mean age: 41 ± 15 years; 59% females). After multiple imputation, the age and sex standardized systolic and diastolic BP was 126.7/78.4 mmHg in the whole analysed group, 132.8/81.3 mmHg in subjects tak…
La fibrilación auricular permanente en las enfermedades cardiovasculares en España. Estudio CARDIOTENS 1999
2002
Introduction and objective. Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia seen in clinical practice. The objective of this study was to know the frequency of atrial fibrillation and the characteristics of patients with atrial fibrillation in the Cardiotens study. Material and method. A cross-section study with systematic selection of the study sample. All 32,051 outpatients seen on the same day by 1,159 physicians specialized in primary-care (79%) and cardiology (21%) were prospectively added to a database including history of cardiac disease (heart failure, coronary disease or atrial fibrillation), blood pressure, and ongoing treatment. Results. Atrial fibrillation was present in 25% o…
Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polimorfism and central obesity: relationship with blood pressure and left ventricular structure and function
2001
Symmetric dimethylarginine serum level as a new marker of left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with acute myocardial infarction
2013
Purpose: Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is a by-product of protein methylation that has been implicated in the prognosis after acute myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure through Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) inhibition. We aimed to investigate whether SDMA – the endogenous symmetrical stereoisomer of ADMA- that has insignificant inhibitory effects on NOS- might be a marker of left ventricular function in acute MI. Methods: Blood samples from 635 consecutive patients hospitalized 1 (23%). Mean LVEF was 55±13%. Mean ADMA, SDMA and L-arg levels were at 0.72±0.42, 0.51±0.44 and 91±54 μmol/L, respectively. Spearman analysis showed that LVEF was correlated negatively with SDMA (r=-0.151…
Effects of Two Different ACE Inhibitors, Captopril and Delapril, in the Early Phases of Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction
1999
Objective: This study was aimed at investigating the effects of captopril or delapril before and just after thrombolysis in acute anterior myocardial infarction (AMI). Patients and Methods: Study participants consisted of 89 patients, hospitalised within 4 hours of the onset of symptoms. Patients were randomly divided into two groups: the first group (45 patients, pretreatment group) received captopril 6.25mg or delapril 7.5mg orally about 15 minutes before intravenous administration of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) 100mg; the second group (44 patients, late-treatment group) received captopril or delapril about 4 to 6 hours after thrombolytic treatment. Captopril/delapril…
Normalwerte für die Dobutamin-Streßechokardiographie*
2008
UNLABELLED Dobutamine stress echocardiography having established itself as a sensitive method for diagnosing coronary heart disease, even in the absence of normative values, the physiological haemodynamics as well as the physiological values for global and regional left ventricular myocardial function were measured. TEST PERSONS AND METHODS 14 healthy subjects (ten men, four women; median age 25 [range 21-32] years) underwent dobutamine stress echocardiography according to an internationally practised dosage steps protocol (5-40 micrograms/kg/min with additional 0.5 mg atropine at 40 micrograms). RESULTS Maximal infusion rate achieved a serum dobutamine level of 1.67 micrograms/ml with mini…
Positive Effect of Steroids in Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
2019
We present a case of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with severe clinical manifestation. Apart from initial aphasia, hemiparesis, and a generalized seizure, the patient had a prolonged loss of consciousness. Although blood pressure was normalized, the clinical status deteriorated continuously. After adding steroids to the therapy, the patient recovered rapidly, suggesting that this could have been a useful therapeutic approach. Even the vasogenic edema in the cerebral magnetic resonance imaging disappeared shortly within 6 days.