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Dimensional analysis of the upper airway in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome patients treated with mandibular advancement device: A bi‐ and three‐di…

2020

BACKGROUND The efficiency of the mandibular advancement device (MAD) in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) has been demonstrated. Nevertheless, the behaviour of the upper airway once MAD is placed and titrated, and its correlation with the apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) is still under discussion. OBJECTIVES To analyse the morphological changes of the upper airway through a bi- and three-dimensional study and correlate it with the polysomnographic variable, AHI. METHODS Patients were recruited from two different hospitals for the treatment of OSAS with a custom-made MAD. A cone-beam computer tomography and a polysomnography were performed at baseline and once the MAD was ti…

Kidney Disease Management in the Hospital Setting: A Focus on Inappropriate Drug Prescriptions in Older Patients

2021

Aging with multimorbidity and polytherapy are the most significant factors that could led to inappropriate prescribing of contraindicated medications in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the prescriptions of contraindicated drugs in older adults in CKD and to identify their associated factors in a hospital context. An observational retrospective study was carried out considering all patients ≥65 years with at least one serum creatinine value recorded into the REPOSI register into 2010–2016 period. The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was applied to identify CKD. A descriptive analysis was performed to compare demographic and clinica…

European Society of Hypertension practice guidelines for home blood pressure monitoring.

2010

Self-monitoring of blood pressure by patients at home (home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM)) is being increasingly used in many countries and is well accepted by hypertensive patients. Current hypertension guidelines have endorsed the use of HBPM in clinical practice as a useful adjunct to conventional office measurements. Recently, a detailed consensus document on HBPM was published by the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring. However, in daily practice, briefer documents summarizing the essential recommendations are needed. It is also accepted that the successful implementation of clinical guidelines in routine patient care is dependent on their acc…

THE ATHEROGENIC LIPOPROTEIN PHENOTYPE AS PREDICTOR OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN PATIENTS WITH NON-CORONARY FORMS OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS

2008

Thromboxane formation by platelets and platelet sensitivity to prostacyclin in patients with acute myocardial infarction

1981

ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND MARKERS OF INFLAMMATION IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME

2005

The combination of different antiphospholipid antibody subgroups in the sera of patients with autoimmune diseases is a strong predictor for thrombosis

2003

Summary Objective: To determine the distribution of different antiphospholipid antibodies (APL-Ab) and their association with thrombosis in patients with autoimmune diseases. Methods: Clinical data and laboratory features of 30 patients with different autoimmune diseases with positive APL-Ab were retrospectively studied for a period of more than two years. Anti-cardiolipin (aCL), anti-phosphatidylserine (aPS) and anti-β2-glycoprotein I (aβ2-GPI) antibodies were determined by ELISA. Results: Autoantibodies that target only PS were detected in 53.3% (n=16) patients, aCL antibodies only were found in one patient (3,3%). In 43.3% (n=13), aPS were associated with elevated levels of aCL and/or aβ…

Antibodies against MICA alleles in patients awaiting kidney transplantation and during the post-transplant course

2005

C1 Inhibitor for Routine Prophylaxis in Patients with Hereditary Angioedema: Interim Results from a European Registry Study

2016

Selective Chemical Vestibulectomy

1997

In an attempt to destroy the peripheral vestibular labyrinth selectively in patients suffering from intractable vertigo as a result of end-stage Meniere’s disease, 25 patients underwent selective chem