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Water and Sodium in Heart Failure: A Spotlight on Congestion.
2014
Despite all available therapies, the rates of hospitalization and death from heart failure (HF) remain unacceptably high. The most common reasons for hospital admission are symptoms related to congestion. During hospitalization, most patients respond well to standard therapy and are discharged with significantly improved symptoms. Post-discharge, many patients receive diligent and frequent follow-up. However, rehospitalization rates remain high. One potential explanation is a persistent failure by clinicians to adequately manage congestion in the outpatient setting. The failure to successfully manage these patients post-discharge may represent an unmet need to improve the way congestion is …
Do we know more about hypertension in Poland after the May Measurement Month 2017?—Europe
2019
Abstract Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a worldwide burden, leading to over 10 million deaths yearly. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative organized by the International Society of Hypertension aimed at raising awareness of hypertension and the need for BP screening. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 was carried out in May 2017. BP measurement, the definition of hypertension and statistical analysis followed the globally approved MMM17 Study Protocol. In Poland 5834 (98.9%, Caucasian) individuals were screened. After multiple imputation, 2601 (35.3%) had hypertension. Of individuals not receiving anti-hypertensive medication, 976 (20.6%) were hype…
Airway Deposition of Extrafine Inhaled Triple Therapy in Patients with COPD: A Model Approach Based on Functional Respiratory Imaging Computer Simula…
2020
Omar S Usmani,1 Nicola Scichilone,2 Benjamin Mignot,3 Dennis Belmans,3 Cedric Van Holsbeke,3 Jan De Backer,3 Roberta De Maria,4 Erika Cuoghi,4 Eva Topole,4 George Georges4 1Airway Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK; 2PROMISE Department of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; 3FLUIDDA, Kontich, Belgium; 4Chiesi Farmaceutici, SpA, Parma, ItalyCorrespondence: George GeorgesChiesi USA Inc., 175 Regency Woods Place, Ste. 600, Cary, NC 27518, USATel +1 (919) 678 6611 x1536Email george.georges@chiesi.comIntroduction: There is a clear correlation between small airways dysfunction and poor clinical outcomes in patients with chronic obstructiv…