Antihyperglycemic drugs use and new-onset atrial fibrillation in elderly patients.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical practice guidelines recommend regular kidney function monitoring in atrial fibrillation patients on nonvitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOAC); however, information regarding compliance with these recommendations in daily life conditions is scarce. We sought to determine the compliance with kidney func...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Andreu Cayuelas JM,Caro Martínez C,Flores Blanco PJ,Elvira Ruiz G,Albendin Iglesias H,Cerezo Manchado JJ,Bailen Lorenzo JL,Januzzi JL,García Alberola A,Manzano-Fernández S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urine was collected in four healthy infants, born after 35-39 weeks of gestation. The collections were made for 24 h starting immediately after birth. Bile acids were extracted, separated into conjugate groups, solvolysed, hydrolysed and quantified by gas-liquid chromatography as methyl ester trimethylsilyl ether deri...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Strandvik B,Wikström SA

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A high pulse pressure (PP) is associated with adverse cardiovascular (CV) outcomes; however, this relationship may be reversed in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFREF). METHODS:Patients from the WARCEF trial with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤35% were included. PP was divi...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Shah N,Qian M,Di Tullio MR,Graham S,Mann DL,Sacco RL,Lip GYH,Labovitz AJ,Ponikowski P,Lok DJ,Anker SD,Teerlink JR,Thompson JLP,Homma S,Freudenberger RS,WARCEF Investigators.

更新日期：2019-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The detection of important immunocompetence-like features on endocrine steroid cells raises questions about direct intercellular communication between the adrenal and immune systems. This article summarizes our recent work and new data on immune-adrenal interactions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:RT-PCR and immunoh...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Marx C,Bornstein SR,Wolkersdörfer GW

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sorafenib, a multikinase inhibitor that inhibits angiogenesis and carcinogenesis, has been used for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. However, sporadic cases have been reported with the development of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) after sorafenib treatment, mostly in those with cirrhosis. Liver ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Hsu SJ,Hsin IF,Lin YL,Chen YC,Huang HC,Lee FY,Lin HC,Chang CC,Lee SD

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigations have been carried out to explain the heterogeneity of response to catecholamines of human fat cells from various deposits. Adipocytes from two subcutaneous sites (abdominal and femoral) were studied concomitantly in women while omental fat cells were taken from another group of patients undergoing abdom...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Mauriege P,Galitzky J,Berlan M,Lafontan M

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Based on a report of a marked increase in the erythropoietin concentration ([EPO]) a few hours after the cessation of a single 2-h session of O(2) breathing, short periods of O(2) administration have been advocated as a therapy for anaemia. Accordingly, the purpose of the present study was to evaluate this t...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Keramidas ME,Norman B,Gustafsson T,Eiken O,Mekjavic IB

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal size and function reflect the health of the kidney. These parameters are associated with age, gender and body weight. The kidneys are also influenced by micro- and macrovascular diseases. Atherosclerotic markers and risk factors may influence the age-related changes of renal size and function. METHODS...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Bax L,van der Graaf Y,Rabelink AJ,Algra A,Beutler JJ,Mali WP,SMART Study Group.

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early detection of fungal infection is essential for beginning of prompt and specific therapy. In this study we describe a rapid and sensitive procedure to detect, by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays, a wide range of medically important opportunistic and pathogenic fungi in dermal specimens from dermat...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Turin L,Riva F,Galbiati G,Cainelli T

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown that the detection of tuberculostearic acid (TBSA) with gas chromatography-mass-spectrometry provides a highly specific, sensitive and rapid method for the diagnosis of various forms of tuberculosis. However, the need for complex and expensive equipment prevented the more widespread use of this metho...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Herz A,Leichsenring M,Felten M,Oosthuizen OJ,Mayatepek E,Haas W,Bremer HJ

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arterial calcification (AC) is a major health problem associated with extreme morbidity and a shortened survival. It is currently without any effective treatment. ATP and the purinergic system in general are now emerging as being important in the pathogenesis of AC and potentially provide a new focus for nov...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Fish RS,Klootwijk E,Tam FW,Kleta R,Wheeler DC,Unwin RJ,Norman J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanisms responsible for the progressive failure of hypoglycaemia counterregulation in long-standing type 1 diabetes are poorly understood. Increased brain glucose uptake during hypoglycaemia or alterations of brain energy metabolism could effect glucose sensing by the brain and thus contribute to hypo...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Bischof MG,Brehm A,Bernroider E,Krssák M,Mlynárik V,Krebs M,Roden M

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ATPase activities were determined in haemolysed and dialysed erythrocytes and in haemoglobin-free membranes of twenty patients with essential hypertension and twenty normotensive controls. Ouabain-sensitive ATPase (Na-K-ATPase) activity of haemolysate but not that of membranes was decreased in hypertensives whereas ou...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Walter U,Müller S

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focuses on the role of platelet membrane glycoproteins and platelet-leucocyte adhesion in patients with sepsis and multiple organ failure (MOF). Specifically, the study raises the following issues: (1) the influence of sepsis and MOF on platelet activation as assessed by surface expression of platelet membr...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Gawaz M,Fateh-Moghadam S,Pilz G,Gurland HJ,Werdan K

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mortality from prostate cancer remains a significant problem with current treatment(s), with an expected 30 350 deaths from prostate cancer in 2005. Long-acting natriuretic peptide, vessel dilator, kaliuretic peptide and atrial natriuretic peptide have significant anticancer effects in breast and pancreatic ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Vesely BA,Alli AA,Song SJ,Gower WR Jr,Sanchez-Ramos J,Vesely DL

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the possible effects of hyperoxalaemia on anaerobic metabolism and erythrocyte pyruvate kinase activity, we induced a rise in plasma oxalate in 11 dialysis patients by the oral administration of ascorbic acid, 500 mg day-1 for 3 weeks. Blood samples were taken from the same antecubital vein before and after...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Tomson CR,Channon SM,Ward MK,Laker MF

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathogenesis of tumour formation in the anterior pituitary including adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting tumours has been intensively studied, but the causative mechanisms involved in pituitary cell transformation and tumourigenesis remain unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We searched PubMed on an...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Dworakowska D,Grossman AB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to compare the changes in plasma renin activity induced by a vasodilator in normal dogs and in dogs with an impaired cardiac reserve. In normal conscious dogs, a 60-min nitroprusside infusion increased plasma renin activity from 1.05 +/- 0.26 to 8.35 +/- 1.20 ng, angiotensin I ml-1 h-1 (P less...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Pouleur H,Engler RL,Link J,Printz MP,Covell JW

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer is often caused by disturbance in the regulation and/or execution of programmed cell death (PCD, including apoptosis and autophagy). Our aim was to investigate these two pathways simultaneously in the same samples to understand further the pathological roles of PCDs in colorectal cancer. MATERIALS AN...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Chang YT,Tseng HC,Huang CC,Chen YP,Chiang HC,Chou FP

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis are well recognized chronic cholestatic liver diseases that are considered to have an autoimmune basis. Recent progress in the study of autoimmune liver diseases has improved the recognition and characterization of these conditions. An important component of...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Medina J,Jones EA,García-Monzón C,Moreno-Otero R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) need regular monitoring, usually by blood urea and creatinine measurements, needing venepuncture, frequent attendances and a healthcare professional, with significant inconvenience. Noninvasive monitoring will potentially simplify and improve monitoring. We tested t...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Ebah LM,Read I,Sayce A,Morgan J,Chaloner C,Brenchley P,Mitra S

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvascular research is seriously hampered by the great temporal and spatial variability of the measured skin blood flow and variation in sympathetic vasomotor reflexes within and between persons. Therefore skin vasomotor reflexes were studied before and after ulnar nerve blockade within the same person, resulting i...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Netten PM,Wollersheim H,Gielen MJ,Den Arend JA,Lutterman JA,Thien T

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A broad spectrum of hepatobiliary disorders are found in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases. The aim of the present work was to study interactions between gut and liver in experimental rat models of colitis and small bowel inflammation. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Colitis was induced either by trinitrobenz...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Dikopoulos N,Schmid RM,Bachem M,Buttenschoen K,Adler G,Chiang JY,Weidenbach H

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on proliferation of human T-cells in vitro was compared to other polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and saturated fatty acids. Monoenes and saturated fatty acids had little effect on T-cell proliferation. Eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid exerted a strong...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Søyland E,Nenseter MS,Braathen L,Drevon CA

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study we investigated the possible changes in fasting serum total homocysteine concentrations during continuous micronized 17 beta-oestradiol, 2 mg daily, in combination with cyclic dydrogesterone, 10 mg daily during the first 14 days of each 28 day cycle, in 21 healthy non-hysterectomized postmenopau...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： van der Mooren MJ,Wouters MG,Blom HJ,Schellekens LA,Eskes TK,Rolland R

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sympathetic nervous exerts a key role in cardiovascular homeostasis control by regulating cardiac output, systemic vascular resistance, heart rate and blood pressure. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Data collected during the past 30 years have unequivocally shown that in a considerable number of cardiovascular as...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Grassi G,Seravalle G,Mancia G

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing evidence indicates that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is linked to an increased risk of extra-hepatic conditions. However, it is currently uncertain whether NAFLD is associated with the risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Xue J,Xin H,Ren N,Zhou C,Yang J,Song L,Qin S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triosephosphate isomerase deficiencies in erythrocytes and leucocytes were discovered in three unrelated families by a heterozygote screening of 3000 blood samples. In addition, a family found by Schroter et al. [not published] was studied. In these four families, only heterozygote carriers were found. In the family d...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Eber SW,Dünnwald M,Belohradsky BH,Bidlingmaier F,Schievelbein H,Weinmann HM,Krietsch KG

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol may have a cardioprotective effect. One possible mechanism is by modifying insulin resistance/secretion. The aims of this study were: (i) to examine the effect of short-term alcohol consumption on the metabolic control of glucose tolerance; (ii) to study the influence of short-term alcohol consumptio...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Flanagan DE,Pratt E,Murphy J,Vaile JC,Petley GW,Godsland IF,Kerr D

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several clinical trials have suggested that a metabolic cocktail of glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) decreases mortality rates in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). It has also been reported that Fas-mediated apoptosis plays an important role in ischaemic/reperfusion injury in the rat model. Thi...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Zhang L,Zhang L,Li YH,Zhang HY,Chen ML,Gao MM,Hu AH,Yang HS,Yang HS

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00