Bacterial endocarditis with dual presentation as endophthalmitis and glomerulonephritis.

abstract：:Stroke is the most frequent neurological disease and represents a continuously evolving medical and social problem. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is also an important worldwide public health problem. Renal dysfunction carries a substantial risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and an independent, graded associ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Hojs Fabjan T,Hojs R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic significance of hypoalbuminemia and the dynamic changes in serum albumin during hospitalization in internal medicine wards has not been sufficiently investigated. METHODS:Demographic, clinical and laboratory data were collected from 276 patients admitted to our internal medicine ward for a va...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Barchel D,Almoznino-Sarafian D,Shteinshnaider M,Tzur I,Cohen N,Gorelik O

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although experimental models have shown that statins could alleviate glomerular damage and decrease urinary protein excretion, the renal effects of statins remain unclear. A case-control study was conducted using data from Taiwan's National Health Insurance system. METHODS:An end-stage renal disease (ESRD) ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Lin SY,Lin CL,Hsu WH,Lin CC,Chang CT,Kao CH

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We investigated the association among long-term proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) use with serum magnesium (Mg) levels in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients, as well as possible association among PPI use and increased risk of cardiovascular (CVD) morbidity in HD patients. METHODS:Of 418 HD patients that were screened ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Mikolasevic I,Milic S,Stimac D,Zaputovic L,Lukenda Zanko V,Gulin T,Jakopcic I,Klaric D,Gulin M,Orlic L

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease was traditionally interpreted as a condition which may progress to liver-related complications. However, the increased mortality is primarily a result of cardiovascular diseases. It has been suggested that fatty liver can be considered as the hepatic consequence of th...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Del Ben M,Polimeni L,Brancorsini M,Di Costanzo A,D'Erasmo L,Baratta F,Loffredo L,Pastori D,Pignatelli P,Violi F,Arca M,Angelico F

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of this study were to evaluate the quality of oral anticoagulation (OAC) in AF patients in the practices of general practitioners (GPs) in Germany and to investigate possible causal factors which influence OAC quality. METHODS:We conducted a multi-center, non-interventional, prospective observation...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Mueller S,Pfannkuche M,Breithardt G,Bauersachs R,Maywald U,Kohlmann T,Wilke T

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between exacerbation of heart failure (HF) and use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has long been recognized but the data on this adverse effect are limited. METHODS:To further characterize this possible association, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of obse...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Ungprasert P,Srivali N,Kittanamongkolchai W

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cough, a defense mechanism for clearing the airways of secretions, exudate, or foreign bodies, may become a troublesome symptom. Chronic cough, one of the most frequent symptoms requiring medical attention, is often not due to identifiable causes in adults. Chronic productive cough defines chronic bronchitis, and thus...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Spanevello A,Beghé B,Visca D,Fabbri LM,Papi A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anticholinergic drugs may increase the risk of delirium in non-critically ill patients, but it is unclear whether exposure to these drugs is also a risk factor for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) delirium. In this study the hypothesis was tested that anticholinergic drug exposure at ICU admission increases the ris...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Vondeling AM,Knol W,Egberts TCG,Slooter AJC

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microchimerism is defined by the presence within an individual of a low level of cells derived from another individual. Systemic sclerosis is clinically similar to chronic graft-versus-host disease, a known condition of chimerism, which has led some authors to explore the hypothesis that microchimerism may contribute ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Régnier S,Aractingi S

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: Foreign graduate residents in internal medicine perform poorly on the Israeli phase I written board examination as compared to local graduates from Israeli medical schools. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a preparatory course, aimed at foreign graduates, on their success rate in the Is...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Elis A,Notzer N,Lewinski U,Rapoport MJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After an acute pulmonary embolism (PE), the complete resolution of thromboemboli may not be routinely achieved. The rate of persistence may depend on the time and the diagnostic technique used for evaluation. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients were diagnosed with acute PE by means of computed tomography angiogra...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Alonso-Martínez JL,Anniccherico-Sánchez FJ,Urbieta-Echezarreta MA,García-Sanchotena JL,Herrero HG

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with a higher risk of perioperative mortality and mortality after liver transplantation (LTx) remains unclear. METHODS:We compared the risk of postoperative mortality and morbidity in DM and non-DM patients undergoing LTx. We enrolled 558 DM patients who underwen...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Tsai MS,Wang YC,Wang HH,Lee PH,Jeng LB,Kao CH

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of substrate reduction therapy (SRT) using miglustat (Zavesca(R)) gives physicians and patients a choice of treatment options for type 1 Gaucher's disease. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has proven a successful approach to treating the haematologic abnormalities and organomegaly. However, long-term ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Mehta A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bartonella quintana endocarditis is characterized by sub-acute evolution and severe valvular damage, and is associated with homelessness, alcoholism, and lice infestation. We present a case of B. quintana endocarditis in an Ethiopian immigrant without known risk factors for disease acquisition. This is the first case ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Goldstein LH,Saliba WR,Elias M,Zlotnik A,Raz R,Giladi M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent decades, the growing incidence of patients with heart failure who have preserved systolic function, underlines the need to differentiate between heart failure due to diastolic dysfunction and that due to systolic dysfunction. OBJECTIVE:To develop a prediction profile of clinical parameters that en...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Maestre A,Gil V,Gallego J,García M,García de Burgos F,Martín-Hidalgo A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iron deficiency anaemia is associated with gastrointestinal (GI) malignancy and is an indication for GI investigations. However, the relevance of iron deficiency without anaemia (IDWA) and the underlying risks of GI malignancy are uncertain. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Alexandre L,Manning C,Chan SSM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most patients above 60 years with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) will die from their disease. Nevertheless, the treatment concepts in elderly patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and AML are rapidly evolving. A number of recent reports have identified better survival rates with intensive induction chemotherapy ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Mueller BU,Seipel K,Pabst T

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of estrogen receptor α (ERα) polymorphism in coronary artery disease (CAD) was investigated previously in several populations. There are few data on relation between ERa polymorphism and CAD in Chinese population. Our study was to investigate the possible association between ERα polymorphism and CAD...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Shen C,Chen J,Fan S,Li Z,Hu Y,Zhong Q

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is independently associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Quality improvement has been identified as an important goal in the care of patients with AKI. Different settings can be targeted to improve AKI care, broadly classified these include the inpatient and outpatient en...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Macedo E,Bihorac A,Siew ED,Palevsky PM,Kellum JA,Ronco C,Mehta RL,Rosner MH,Haase M,Kashani KB,Barreto EF

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been declared as a global public health threat to society. However, the burden of the disease in elderly Asian patients has not been described. The aim of the study is to assess the disease burden of DM and its associated adverse outcomes in elderly patients from an Asian hospital usi...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Yang Y,Goh SY,Tan SB,Ho HJ,Emmanuel S,Wang P,Ng HS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:INTRODUCTION: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) frequently possess a number of risk factors for osteoporosis. Additionally, oral steroids are often used to control active rheumatoid disease and may further potentiate bone loss. We wished to establish the degree of peripheral bone loss in RA and to assess the inf...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Kelly C,Bartholomew P,Lapworth A,Basu A,Hamilton J,Heycock C

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The belief that hospital stays may constitute per se a risk for patients is not widespread among patients and health care professionals. In the balance between advantages and disadvantages of admission, we rarely take into account the impact of the hospital stay itself on the well-being of the patient. In a society th...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Sbrojavacca R,Pietrangelo A,Fenoglio L,Violi F,Perticone F,Corazza GR

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of non-invasive ventilation in patients with community-acquired pneumonia is controversial since this is associated with high rates of treatment failure, compared with other causes of severe acute respiratory failure. The populations of patients with community-acquired pneumonia who have demonstrated better re...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Ferrer M,Cosentini R,Nava S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the major threats looming over the growing older population is frailty. It is a distinctive health state characterised by increased vulnerability to internal and external stressors. Although the presence of frailty is well acknowledged, its concept and operationalisation are hampered by the extraordin...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Junius-Walker U,Onder G,Soleymani D,Wiese B,Albaina O,Bernabei R,Marzetti E,ADVANTAGE JA WP4 group.

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prognostic factors of mortality in elderly patients with dementia with aspiration pneumonia (AP) are scarcely known. We determined the mortality rate and prognostic factors in old patients with dementia hospitalized due to AP. METHODS:We prospectively studied 120 consecutive patients aged ≥ 75 years with de...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Bosch X,Formiga F,Cuerpo S,Torres B,Rosón B,López-Soto A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The low pharmacological response to phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors represents an expression of higher endothelial damage in certain categories of patients with erectile dysfunction and high cardiovascular risk. The present study evaluated this objective in type 2 diabetic patients with erectile dysfunct...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Condorelli RA,Calogero AE,Favilla V,Morgia G,Johnson EO,Castiglione R,Salemi M,Mongioí L,Nicoletti C,Duca Y,Di Mauro M,Vicari E,La Vignera S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of long-term mortality after liver transplantation (LT). Life long immunosuppression harbors the risk of metabolic alterations. We aimed to analyze the impact of calcineurin (CNI)-only containing regimen (group A) compared to mTOR-containing regimen (group B) on lipi...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Zimmermann A,Zobeley C,Weber MM,Lang H,Galle PR,Zimmermann T

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis are difficult to treat and show higher dropout rates during treatment. The aim of this study was to analyze the treatment outcomes in patients with CHC and underlying end-stage renal disease on dialysis in Korea. METHOD...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Ahn SB,Jun DW,Kim SG,Lee SH,Shin HP,Choe WH,Kim JK,Jung KS,Kim DY,Shim JJ,Park SY,Seo YS,Kim W,Chung JI

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human serum albumin (HSA) is the most abundant circulating protein and accounts for about 70% of the plasma colloid osmotic pressure. Beside the well known capacity to act as plasma-expander, HSA is provided of many other properties which are unrelated to the regulation of fluid compartmentalization, including binding...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Caraceni P,Domenicali M,Tovoli A,Napoli L,Ricci CS,Tufoni M,Bernardi M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00