Cortisol axis abnormalities early after stroke--relationships to cytokines and leptin.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare family physicians' reported practice habits on hypertension in Sweden and Minnesota, and to assess to what extent different national guidelines account for differences. DESIGN:Random samples of family physicians were selected for telephone interviews on their practice of hypertension. SETTING:Pr...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Troein M,Arneson T,Råstam L,Pirie PL,Selander S,Luepker RV

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Biomarkers have emerged as interesting predictors of risk in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (non-ST ACS). The aim of this study was to define the utility of the combined measurement of troponin T (TnT), C-reactive protein (CRP), NT pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT pro-BNP) and D-dimer as biomar...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Tello-Montoliu A,Marín F,Roldán V,Mainar L,López MT,Sogorb F,Vicente V,Lip GY

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been associated with abnormalities of adrenocortical function, and hypoaldosteronism due to hyporeninaemic hypoaldosteronism (HHA). We here report the case of a woman with AIDS associated with orthostatic hypotension, persistent hyponatraemia and hyperkalaemia, in whom...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Cobbs R,Pepper GM,Torres JG,Gruenspan HL

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rare cases of hepatotoxicity have been attributed to the antiarrhythmic agent procainamide. We here describe the case of a patient who had a hypersensitivity reaction to procainamide with fever, chills, arthralgia, abdominal pain and acute elevations of serum aminotransferase activities and bilirubin concentration. Th...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Worman HJ,Ip JH,Winters SL,Tepper DC,Gomes AJ

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a first myocardial infarction leads to increased plasma homocysteine concentrations and whether the association between homocysteine and myocardial infarction was greater at follow-up compared with baseline. DESIGN:A population-based, prospective, nested case-referent study. SETTING:Sc...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Hultdin J,Thøgersen AM,Jansson JH,Nilsson TK,Weinehall L,Hallmans G

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a healthy Nordic diet (ND) on cardiovascular risk factors. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS:in a randomized controlled trial (NORDIET) conducted in Sweden, 88 mildly hypercholesterolaemic subjects were randomly assigned to an ad libitum ND or control diet (subjects'...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Adamsson V,Reumark A,Fredriksson IB,Hammarström E,Vessby B,Johansson G,Risérus U

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of targeted biological therapies has revolutionised the management of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease. Following treatment with these therapies, many patients experience significant improvement...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Isaacs JD,Cutolo M,Keystone EC,Park W,Braun J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sunlight exposure of the skin is known to be the most important source of vitamin D. The aims of this study were: (i) to estimate vitamin D status amongst sunlight-deprived individuals (veiled Arab women, veiled ethnic Danish Moslem women and Danish controls); and (ii) through food intake analysis to estimat...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Glerup H,Mikkelsen K,Poulsen L,Hass E,Overbeck S,Thomsen J,Charles P,Eriksen EF

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is clear heritability of human longevity. However, the genetics of ageing is likely to be complex. Evolution theory tells us not to expect genes that have been selected to promote ageing. Ageing is not programmed but results from accumulation of somatic damage, owing to limited investments in maintenance and rep...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kirkwood TB

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that normoalbuminuric type 1 diabetic patients segregate into groups with normal and elevated ambulatory blood pressure. To evaluate diurnal variation of blood pressure assessed by individual or fixed night-time periods. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Tertiary referral centre. ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Hansen KW,Pedersen MM,Christiansen JS,Mogensen CE

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A significant proportion of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) also have postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). We aimed to characterize these patients and differentiate them from CFS patients without POTS in terms of clinical and autonomic features. METHODS:A total of 179 patients with...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Lewis I,Pairman J,Spickett G,Newton JL

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bile acid (BA) synthesis is essential in cholesterol and lipid homoeostasis. METHODS:Serum samples from 435 normal and 23 cholecystectomized subjects were obtained after overnight fasting and assayed for markers of BA and cholesterol synthesis, as well as cholesterol absorption. We determined whether BA syn...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Gälman C,Angelin B,Rudling M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current strategies for prevention of cardiovascular disease focus on risk factor intervention. Although these have been proven both safe and effective results from randomized clinical trials suggest that it is difficult to achieve relative risk reductions exceeding 40% with this approach. To further improve efficacy f...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Nilsson J,Fredrikson GN,Björkbacka H,Chyu KY,Shah PK

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past few years have witnessed a major breakthrough in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms and ultrastructural changes behind the development of proteinuria. The discovery of several proteins in the glomerular podocyte and slit diaphragm, where mutations lead to disease, has revealed the importance of thi...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Tryggvason K,Pettersson E

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate the effects of one-year antihypertensive treatment on plasma lipids and lipoproteins, 65 patients whose diastolic blood pressure was in the range 95-120 mmHg were randomly allocated to groups that received either hydrochlorothiazide or metoprolol, or both drugs when the response to one of them was...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Monmany J,Domingo P,Gomez JA,Sanz F,Roca-Cusachs A,Nolla J,Jane F

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine the incidence of malignant disease (MD) in adult patients with nephrotic syndrome (NS). Eighty-eight consecutive patients (38 females; 50 males; mean age 47 years; range 15-86) seen in a renal clinic in a 13-year period with NS were studied. Eight of the patients had or de...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Lund L,Jacobsen BA,Schmidt EB

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-six consecutive patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) from northern Sweden were studied regarding the occurrence and features of Sjögren's syndrome (SS). In more than 50% of the patients the rose bengal dye test showed conjunctival and/or corneal staining. In six patients keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Uddenfeldt P,Danielsson A,Forssell A,Holm M,Ostberg Y

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the impact of the cost of pharmaceuticals on physicians' decisions about drug prescription. DESIGN:A simulation protocol for the treatment of two patients, one with mild and the other with a severe form of urinary tract infection (UTI), was designed. Thirty family physicians in outpatient clinics an...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Hart J,Salman H,Bergman M,Neuman V,Rudniki C,Gilenberg D,Matalon A,Djaldetti M

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Combinations of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) and long-acting β2 -agonists (LABAs) are recommended for patients with moderate and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, it is not known whether different fixed combinations are equally effective. The aim of this study was to investigate...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Larsson K,Janson C,Lisspers K,Jørgensen L,Stratelis G,Telg G,Ställberg B,Johansson G

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Addition of assessment of comorbid diseases ('D') and oxygen saturation ('S') to the CRB-65 score has been recommended to improve its accuracy for risk stratification in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The aim of this study was to validate the resulting DS-CRB-65 score in a large cohort of patients with ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kolditz M,Ewig S,Schütte H,Suttorp N,Welte T,Rohde G,CAPNETZ study group.

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The effect of a second and third generation oral contraceptive and of the progestagens used in these pills on lipid metabolism was studied in the absence or presence of the factor V Leiden mutation. DESIGN:A single centre, double blind randomized trial. SETTING:University Medical Centre. SUBJECTS:A total ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kemmeren JM,Algra A,Grobbee DE

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The relationship between physical activity and cognitive function is intriguing but controversial. We performed a systematic meta-analysis of all the available prospective studies that investigated the association between physical activity and risk of cognitive decline in nondemented subjects. METHODS:We con...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Sofi F,Valecchi D,Bacci D,Abbate R,Gensini GF,Casini A,Macchi C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyse whether there is an association between country of birth in first-generation immigrants and first hospitalization for or death from coronary heart disease (CHD) and to analyse whether this association remains in second-generation immigrants. DESIGN:In this follow-up study, the MigMed database at ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Sundquist K,Li X

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We estimated the prevalence, incidence and risk factors of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in a prospective cohort study of 26 489 participants. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The LVH was defined as Minnesota Code 310 on electrocardiogram (ECG). Everyone with this code at first visit was defined as a prevalence cas...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Thrainsdottir IS,Hardarson T,Thorgeirsson G,Sigvaldason H,Sigfusson N

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major challenge in the growing field of bioelectronic medicine is the development of tissue interface technologies promoting device integration with biological tissues. Materials based on organic bioelectronics show great promise due to a unique combination of electronic and ionic conductivity properties. In this re...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Löffler S,Melican K,Nilsson KPR,Richter-Dahlfors A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulse pressure (PP), a marker of cyclic strain on the arterial wall, is a significant predictor of cardiovascular (CV) risk, particularly regarding the incidence of coronary arterial stenosis. Genes related to haemostatic and/or fibrinolytic factors are consistently influenced in vitro by mechanical strain. ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Mourad JJ,du Cailar G,Nazal EM,Safar ME,Mimran A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the concordance of anti-hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) reactivity by a second-generation enzyme immunoassay (EIA-2) and by a four-antigen recombinant immunoblot assay (4-RIBA) in homosexual men, in comparison with that found in other sexually active groups and blood donors. DESIGN:Prospective s...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Andreu J,Abad MA,Sanchez-Quijano A,Torronteras R,Luque F,Garcia de las Heras J,Soto B,Pineda JA,Leal M,Lissen E

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Findings from preclinical and clinical studies show that vascular normalization represents a novel strategy to enhance the efficacy of and overcome the acquired resistance to anti-angiogenic therapies in cancer. Several mechanisms of tumour vessel normalization have been revealed. Amongst them, secreted class 3 semaph...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Serini G,Bussolino F,Maione F,Giraudo E

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a phospholipid inflammatory mediator which is synthesized by a variety of cells, including monocytes and endothelial cells, and PAF can be retained in activated endothelial cell membranes. Furthermore, PAF-like lipids are produced in other phospholipid membranes as in oxidi...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Wu R,Lemne C,De Faire U,Frostegârd J

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Physical activity (PA) is a preventive strategy for cardiovascular disease and for managing cardiovascular risk factors. There is little information on the effectiveness of PA for the prevention of cardiovascular outcomes once cardiovascular disease is present. Thus, we studied the relationship between PA at...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Fossum E,Gleim GW,Kjeldsen SE,Kizer JR,Julius S,Devereux RB,Brady WE,Hille DA,Lyle PA,Dahlöf B

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00