Efficacy versus safety: the dilemma of using novel platelet inhibitors for the treatment of patients with ischemic stroke and coronary artery disease.

abstract：Background:Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the main complication leading to morbidity and mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). There is a large amount of evidence to support the use of lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) for the prevention of CVD. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness and p...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Elnaem MH,Mohamed MHN,Huri HZ,Shah ASM

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report two cases of chronic postoperative cystoid macular edema, resistant to topical therapy, treated with consecutive intravitreal injections of ketorolac tromethamine. METHODS:Four daily intravitreal injections of 500 μg/0.05 mL of ketorolac were given to each patient. Complete clinical examination and O...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Tsilimbaris MK,Tsika C,Kymionis GD

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Wells and Geneva scores are widely used in the assessment of pretest probability of pulmonary embolism (PE). Objective:The objective of this study was to examine the hypothesis that mean platelet volume (MPV) may better predict PE than the clinical prediction rules. Methods:A study was performed among pati...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Lipinska A,Ledakowicz-Polak A,Krauza G,Przybylak K,Zielinska M

更新日期：2018-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iron-deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional cause of anemia in pregnancy and is often responsible for puerperal anemia. Puerperal anemia can impair postpartum maternal and neonatal well-being. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of treatment of moderate puerperal iron-deficiency anemia using a singl...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Iyoke CA,Emegoakor FC,Ezugwu EC,Lawani LO,Ajah LO,Madu JA,Ezegwui HU,Ezugwu FO

更新日期：2017-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:International experts recently characterized interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) as a provisional diagnosis for patients with interstitial lung disease who have characteristics of autoimmune disease but do not meet criteria for a specific autoimmune disease. We describe clinical characteri...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： McCoy SS,Mukadam Z,Meyer KC,Kanne JP,Meyer CA,Martin MD,Sampene E,Aesif SW,Rice LN,Bartels CM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncontrolled asthma continues to be a problem for many patients with moderate-to-severe allergic asthma. Dupilumab, which blocks the receptors for interleukin-4 and interleukin-13, has been effective in reducing asthma exacerbations, improving forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), and reducing oral corticoste...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Brooks GD

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare the knowledge, attitude and barriers of pharmacy technicians and pharmacists toward pharmacovigilance, adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and ADR reporting in community pharmacies in Yemen. METHODS:This cross-sectional survey was conducted among community pharmacists and pharm...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Al-Worafi YM,Kassab YW,Alseragi WM,Almutairi MS,Ahmed A,Ming LC,Alkhoshaiban AS,Hadi MA

更新日期：2017-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internationally, there is a remarkable achievement in the areas of drug discovery, drug design, and clinical trials. New and efficient drug formulation techniques are widely available which have led to success in treatment of several diseases. Despite these achievements, large number of patients continue to ...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Abubakar AR,Ismail S,Rahman NI,Haque M

更新日期：2015-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Almost all of the publications regarding the treatment of biliary complications after liver transplantation are related to biliary complications after right lobe living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and cadaveric liver transplantation (LT). The number of publications regarding endoscopic treatment of bilia...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Erdogan MA,Harputluoglu MM

更新日期：2018-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the well recognized protective effect of cruciferous vegetables against various cancers, including human colorectal cancers, little is known about how this effect is conferred. It is thought that some phytochemicals found only in these vegetables confer the protection. These compounds include the glu...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： McGrath DR,Frydoonfar H,Hunt JJ,Dunkley CJ,Spigelman AD

更新日期：2010-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) disorder is a rare lysosomal storage disorder that leads to severe neurological symptoms and an early death. MLD occurs due to the deficiency of enzyme arylsulfatase A (ARSA) in leukocytes, and patients with MLD excrete sulfatide in their urine. In this study, the ARSA gene in 12 non...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Dehghan Manshadi M,Kamalidehghan B,Aryani O,Khalili E,Dadgar S,Tondar M,Ahmadipour F,Yong Meng G,Houshmand M

更新日期：2017-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the reactivation of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) following transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in Chinese hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with low serum HBV DNA level, and to analyze the factors related to HBV reactivation in HCC patients with low serum HBV DNA level. METHODS:From No...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Shao W,Zhang F,Cong N,Li J,Song J

更新日期：2015-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The aims of this study were to explore the correlation between chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) drug-resistant mutation profiles and the efficacy of nucleoside analog rescue therapy in patients with initial antiviral treatment failure. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients with initial antiviral therapy fai...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Liang LB,Chen LL,Chen EQ,Liao J,Tang H

更新日期：2015-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The most frequent causes of leg ulcers are chronic venous disease (CVD) related mainly to venous hypertension and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) related to disseminated atheromatous lesions in lower limb arteries. In 15%-21% of patients, ulcers of mixed venous-arterial etiology occur, which are usually more resista...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Pasek J,Cieślar G,Sieroń A

更新日期：2018-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a chronic disease that affects 14.2% of the US adult population. Despite being widespread, little is known about the etiology of CRS. Treatment has been symptomatic and focused on relieving symptoms. Recent investigations into causes of CRS have revealed that most CRS patients have an e...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Kern EB,Sherris D,Stergiou AM,Katz LM,Rosenblatt LC,Ponikau J

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We carried out an economic analysis to assess the cost-effectiveness of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens in Italy for the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients according to clinical practice in the Infectious Diseases Department of "L. Sacco" Hospital, Mila...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Rizzardini G,Bonfanti P,Carenzi L,Coen M,Orlando G,Di Matteo S,Colombo GL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Artemether-lumefantrine (AL) has been used as a first-line treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Ethiopia since 2004. Antimalarial drug resistance is one of the major obstacles for malaria control and curtails the lifespan of several drugs. Thus, continued monitoring of the efficacy of...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Deressa T,Seid ME,Birhan W,Aleka Y,Tebeje BM

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate the influence and possible pathophysiological mechanism of pulsatile cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in various frequencies in pediatric patients undergoing congenital cardiac surgery. Patients and methods:Clinical data and hemodynamic parameters were collected in 80 patients who underwent congenit...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Li G,Jiang W,Zhang Y,Zhang X,Chen J,Zhuang J,Zhou C

更新日期：2018-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinic keratoses (AKs) are epidermal cutaneous neoplasia observed predominantly in middle-aged and older subjects with mainly photo type I and photo type II on sun-exposed surfaces as a result of DNA damage. AKs have historically been characterized as being "precancerous"; however, now it is considered by many author...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Skroza N,Bernardini N,Proietti I,Potenza C

更新日期：2018-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 30-year-old Japanese woman with anorexia nervosa and vertebral fractures who was treated with etidronate. She had a history of anorexia nervosa, chronic back pain, osteoporosis, and multiple vertebral fractures (morphometric fractures) that responded poorly to treatment with alfacalcidol (1 μg ...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Iwamoto J,Sato Y,Uzawa M,Takeda T,Matsumoto H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:East Asians are prone to higher systemic exposure and increased risk of bleeding compared to other races after administration of antiplatelet agent(s). The aim of this systematic review was to compare and evaluate the appropriateness of a lower dose versus standard dose of ticagrelor in East Asians. A systematic searc...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Lee YJ,Kim H,Choi J,Lee BH,Lee SY

更新日期：2018-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) combined with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) frequently occurred. In this study, we aimed at exploring the prognostic significance of blood neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in these types of patients. Patients and Methods:Between June 30, 2010 and August 30, 2017, 1454 pati...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Qiao S,Gao W,Guo S

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence in situ hybridization using peptide nucleic acid probes (PNA-FISH) differentiates Staphylococcus aureus from other Gram-positive-cocci in clusters (GPCC). 101/202 patients with GPCC+ blood cultures were randomly assigned to clinician-notification of PNA FISH results. Notification was associated with reduc...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Ly T,Gulia J,Pyrgos V,Waga M,Shoham S

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recovery after total hip arthroplasty (THA) is influenced by several psychological aspects, such as depression, anxiety, resilience, and personality traits. We hypothesized that preoperative depression impedes early functional outcome after THA (primary outcome measure). Additional objectives were perioperative change...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Benditz A,Jansen P,Schaible J,Roll C,Grifka J,Götz J

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Chordomas are rare, locally aggressive skull base neoplasms known for local recurrence and not-infrequent treatment failure. Current evidence supports the role of maximal safe surgical resection. In addition to open skull-base approaches, the endoscopic endonasal approach to clival chordomas has been reported with fav...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Di Maio S,Yip S,Al Zhrani GA,Alotaibi FE,Al Turki A,Kong E,Rostomily RC

更新日期：2015-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Ongoing neuronal death in Parkinson's disease (PD) causes an altered neurotransmission of various biogenic amines, particularly dopamine. As these changes do not follow a distinct pattern, they vary individually, and are differently pronounced. As a result, a heterogeneous onset of motor and nonmotor features occurs i...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Müller T

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperphosphatemia is an inevitable consequence of end stage chronic kidney disease and is present in the majority of dialysis patients. Recent observational data has associated hyperphosphatemia with increased cardiovascular mortality among dialysis patients. Dietary restriction of phosphate and current dialysis presc...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Mohammed IA,Hutchison AJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: This study aimed to assess the effect of intravenous dexmedetomidine (DEX) on sevoflurane EC50 for supraglottic airway device (SAD) insertion in spontaneously breathing morbidly obese patients. Patients and methods: Thirty-eight morbidly obese patients with a body mass index 40-57 kg/m2 who were scheduled for...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Wan L,Shao LJ,Liu Y,Wang HX,Xue FS,Tian M

更新日期：2019-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute heart failure (AHF) is a serious condition that is associated with increased mortality in critically ill patients. Previous studies indicated that environmental exposure to cadmium increases mortality of general populations. However, the relationship of cadmium exposure and mortality is unclear for AHF...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Hsu CW,Weng CH,Lee CC,Lin-Tan DT,Chu PH,Chen KH,Yen TH,Huang WH

更新日期：2017-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) are a group of rare tumors accounting for less than 1% of all adult malignant tumors, a heterogeneous group of more than 50 histological subtypes. Five percent to 30% of STS patients experience local recurrence and 10%-38% present with clinically detectable metastases. Doxorubicin either al...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Nakamura T,Matsumine A,Sudo A

更新日期：2016-01-13 00:00:00