The effect of captopril and metoprolol as monotherapy or combined with bendroflumethiazide on blood lipids.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study is an on-going multicentre study of atherosclerosis precursors in Finnish children and young adults. We have collected risk factor data in the 21-year follow-up performed in 2001. The aims of this analysis were to examine the levels, secular trends and east-west d...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Juonala M,Viikari JS,Hutri-Kähönen N,Pietikäinen M,Jokinen E,Taittonen L,Marniemi J,Rönnemaa T,Raitakari OT

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the relation between 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency and frailty. Frailty is a multidimensional phenotype that describes declining physical function and a vulnerability to adverse outcomes in the setting of physical stress such as illness or hospitalization. Low serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvit...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Wilhelm-Leen ER,Hall YN,Deboer IH,Chertow GM

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The link between inflammation and metabolism was apparent already early last century, but has recently been revitalized following molecular studies of atherosclerosis, obesity and insulin resistance. A growing list of nuclear receptors, pivotal players in lipid, xenobiotic and energy metabolism has been identified as ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Arulampalam V

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is a silent chronic vascular pathology that is the cause of the majority of cardiovascular ischaemic events. The evolution of vascular disease involves a combination of endothelial dysfunction, extensive lipid deposition in the intima, exacerbated innate and adaptive immune responses, proliferation of ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Badimon L,Vilahur G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) are often asymptomatic. Angiogenesis is implicated in the physiology of vascular repair and cardiac remodelling, and is one of many pathophysiological processes implicated in heart failure. We hypothesized that plasm...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Patel JV,Abraheem A,Chackathayil J,Gunning M,Creamer J,Hughes EA,Lip GY

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transplantation of foetal dopamine neurons into the striatum of Parkinson's disease patients can provide restoration of the dopamine system and alleviate motor deficits. However, cellular replacement is associated with several problems. As with pharmacological treatments, cell therapy can lead to disabling abnormal in...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Hedlund E,Perlmann T

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:It is well known that pulmonary function is associated with all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) death. Less is known about the association between respiratory symptoms and mortality and whether such an association is independent of physical fitness. In this study, we assessed the association of breathlessness ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Stavem K,Sandvik L,Erikssen J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish a population-based 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) reference material with day/night mean BP calculated by standardized and true bedtimes. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study of 200 randomly selected subjects (20 men and 20 women in each 10-year age interval 20-70 years) in Linköping, Sweden. ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Nyström F,Malmström O,Karlberg BE,Ohman KP

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis causing endothelial dysfunction, an early sign of atherogenesis. Symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) does not inhibit NO synthases. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a systemic indication of atherosclerosis. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Böger RH,Endres HG,Schwedhelm E,Darius H,Atzler D,Lüneburg N,von Stritzky B,Maas R,Thiem U,Benndorf RA,Diehm C

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:Calcium is important for bone health. It has been customary to focus on dietary calcium intake, but of central importance for the body needs in the individual patient is the actual calcium absorption. This absorption consists of an active vitamin D-mediated component and a passive diffusional component. A number of di...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Charles P

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty consecutive patients with confirmed PCP received a high dose of cotrimoxazole for 14 d, or until development of intolerance, directly followed by reduced dose maintenance therapy. Seven individuals died during the high dose course. Twenty (47%) of the 43 survivors showed toxicity reactions that necessitated dose...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Eeftinck Schattenkerk JK,Lange JM,van Steenwijk RP,Danner SA

更新日期：1990-05-01 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：:Cardiac troponin assays have become more sensitive over the years leading to the clinical introduction of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays in 2010. Their use has revolutionized the assessment of patients with chest pain in the emergency department by allowing earlier rule-in and rule-out of myocardial infarcti...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Holzmann MJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:P2X7 receptor (P2X7R), trigger of acute inflammatory responses via the NLRP3 inflammasome, is hyperfunctioning in patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS), where it stimulates IL-18 production. Some patients with SS develop a mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (MALT-NHL). OBJECTIVES:To pr...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Baldini C,Santini E,Rossi C,Donati V,Solini A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine tumour of the small intestine (SI-NET), formerly known as midgut carcinoid tumour, is the most common small intestinal malignancy. The incidence is rising, with recent reports of 0.67 per 100 000 in the USA and 1.12 per 100 000 in Sweden. SI-NETs often present a challenge in terms of diagnosis and treat...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Stålberg P,Westin G,Thirlwell C

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Plasma fibrinogen predicts cardiovascular events in patients with stable peripheral arterial occlusive disease, but its predictive value in patients with chronic critical limb ischaemia, a condition associated with a high risk of death, is unknown. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study. SETTING:Determination of...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Pedrinelli R,Dell' Omo G,Barchielli A,Berchiolli R,Melillo E,Mariani M,Balbarini A,Ferrari M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To test the hypothesis that stroke and systemic embolic events (SEE) in the stroke prevention using an oral thrombin inhibitor in atrial fibrillation (SPORTIF) III and V trials are different between paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS:Data analysis from two cohorts of patients enrolled in ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Lip GY,Frison L,Grind M,SPORTIF Investigators.

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review describes global patterns of tobacco use and the mechanisms by which tobacco use is involved in carcinogenesis. A second part will discuss the association between tobacco use and risk of specific cancer types. Tobacco use has traditionally been a practice of high-income countries, but it has recently been ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kuper H,Adami HO,Boffetta P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Angiotensin II may play an important role in the progression of renal disease. Currently, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists are commonly used for renoprotection. To our knowledge, there is no study investigating this effect of angiotensin II receptor antag...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Usta M,Ersoy A,Dilek K,Ozdemir B,Yavuz M,Güllülü M,Yurtkuran M

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic inflammatory demyelinating and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system, is today a leading cause of unpredictable lifelong disability in young adults. The treatment of patients in progressive stages remains highly challenging, alluding to our limited understanding of ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kular L,Jagodic M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review focuses on the determinants of longevity in the industrialized world, with emphasis on results from recently established data bases. Strong evidence is now available that demonstrates that in developed countries the maximum lifespan as well as the mean lifespan have increased substantially over the past ce...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Christensen K,Vaupel JW

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:In this study, we explore the associations of decreased thyroid hormone levels with inflammation, wasting and survival in biochemically euthyroid patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). DESIGN:After exclusion of 23 patients with thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) values outside the normal range (0.1-4....

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Carrero JJ,Qureshi AR,Axelsson J,Yilmaz MI,Rehnmark S,Witt MR,Bárány P,Heimbürger O,Suliman ME,Alvestrand A,Lindholm B,Stenvinkel P

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 41 patients with hypertension were identified in a survey of 732 healthy factory workers. Twenty-three of these individuals were receiving antihypertensive medication, whereas 18 cases were newly discovered. Plasma glucose and insulin responses to oral glucose and fasting plasma triglyceride (TG), cholester...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Zavaroni I,Mazza S,Dall'Aglio E,Gasparini P,Passeri M,Reaven GM

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to investigate the association between the proximal level of the clot and the severity of pulmonary embolism (PE). METHODS:The cohort consisted of 99 consecutive patients with PE diagnosed by multi-detector computed tomography. A new score was constructed by calculating the mean val...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Ghanima W,Abdelnoor M,Holmen LO,Nielssen BE,Sandset PM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prophylactic efficacy of aspirin and a high-dose antioxidant vitamin combination in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in terms of reduction of the risk of a first vascular event (myocardial infarction, stroke, vascular death) and critical limb ischaemia. DESIGN:Randomized, placebo...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Critical Leg Ischaemia Prevention Study (CLIPS) Group.,Catalano M,Born G,Peto R

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we review the current knowledge of the inherited genetics of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) susceptibility and clinical outcome. We focus on recent developments in identifying low-penetrance susceptibility genes and the role of the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC) in these discoveries. Th...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Bolton KL,Ganda C,Berchuck A,Pharaoh PD,Gayther SA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of young healthy males presenting with cardiac tamponade and developing clinical adrenal insufficiency within a few weeks are described. On presentation they had a brisk inflammatory response with complement activation. Both had signs of subclinical hepatitis, and both have later shown evidence of thyroid in...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Torfoss D,von de Lippe E,Jacobsen D

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokine production is necessary to protect against pathogens and promote tissue repair, but excessive cytokine release can lead to systemic inflammation, organ failure and death. Inflammatory responses are finely regulated to effectively guard from noxious stimuli. The central nervous system interacts dynamically wit...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Rosas-Ballina M,Tracey KJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00