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- Chronic Kidney Disease, a Useful Trigger for Proactive Primary Care? Mortality Results From a Large UK Cohort
ABSTRACT Background. Much of the emphasis for primary care management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has focused on cardiovascular risk; however, many patients die of other causes. Aim. In ...
- Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Chronic Kidney Disease Progression: a Asystematic Review
Abstract Background. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely regarded as one risk factor, which influences chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression. However, previous ...
- Defective Telomere Elongation and Hematopoiesis from Telomerase-Mutant Aplastic Anemia iPSCs
Critically short telomeres activate p53-mediated apoptosis, resulting in organ failure and leading to malignant transformation. Mutations in genes responsible for telomere maintenance are linked ...
- Aldosterone and Cortisol Affect The Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in Haemodialysis Patients
AIMS & ABSTRACT Background Sudden cardiac death is common and accounts largely for the excess mortality of patients on maintenance dialysis. It is unknown whether aldosterone and ...
- SURGERY FOR THYROID NODULES: -Minimizing unnecessary surgery for thyroid nodules
Thyroid follicles remodel continuously, responding to stimuli such as thyrotropin, growth factors, cytokines, and iodine. Thyroid nodules are commonly seen in clinical practice. With the use ...
- NATIVE VALVE INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS: -Native-valve infective endocarditis — when does it require surgery?
Guidelines, not backed by evidence from randomized trials, strongly recommend urgent surgery for patients with infective endocarditis and congestive heart failure due to valvular regurgitation.1,2 ...
