Effect of characteristics of pharmacotherapy on non-adherence in chronic cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

abstract：:Aortic valve disease is common and has significant impact on prognosis and quality of life. In this educational review, we cover the pathophysiology, presentation and assessment of aortic stenosis (AS) and aortic regurgitation (AR), including the role of imaging modalities beyond echocardiography. We review current tr...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Rayner J,Coffey S,Newton J,Prendergast BD

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although uric acid (UA) is considered as an antioxidant, the relationship between serum UA levels and cardiovascular diseases is not clear yet. Higher brachial artery resting diameter (BD), impaired brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation (FMD), increased carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), decreased aortic distens...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Erdogan D,Gullu H,Caliskan M,Yildirim E,Bilgi M,Ulus T,Sezgin N,Muderrisoglu H

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sequential therapy is a first-line regimen obtaining satisfactory Helicobacter pylori eradication. Triple therapy prolongation improves the success rate even if a recent meta-analysis showed satisfying results only for the 14-day regimen. Studies from Africa and North America were unavailable in previous met...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Losurdo G,Leandro G,Principi M,Giorgio F,Montenegro L,Sorrentino C,Ierardi E,Di Leo A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although many models have been developed to explain health behaviour, differences in individual response to symptoms remain largely unexplained; moreover, they tend to underestimate affective (i.e., emotional) processes and they neglect the construct of well-being, despite its predominant role in the definit...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Kirana PS,Rosen R,Hatzichristou D

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urea is a major component of many daily skincare products which is widely used. Its role in the treatment of, for example atopic skin, atopic eczema, psoriasis and ichthyosis, is undisputed. However, the mode of action of urea is partly still elusive and goes far beyond its assumed passive role. This article shall elu...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Dirschka T

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary palmar hyperhidrosis is a disabling disorder that starts in childhood and causes physical and psychological inconvenience. Conservative treatment is not effective in severe cases. Thoracoscopic sympathectomy is the treatment of choice. It is a safe minimally invasive procedure with good results. There are few ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Rashid HI,Osman HS,McIrvine AJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the head-up tilt test (HUTT) we evaluated 986 consecutive patients affected by unexplained syncope. In 266 patients the test induced bradycardia and/or hypotension resulting in syncope or presyncope, thus allowing a diagnosis of neurally mediated syncope. In three other patients (0.3% of the entire population an...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Luzza F,Pugliatti P,di Rosa S,Calabrò D,Carerj S,Oreto G

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To validate a previously developed set of explicit criteria for the appropriateness of hospital admission among these patients using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Methodology (RAM). METHODS:We conducted a prospective cohort study of patients experiencing symptoms of COPD exacerbation seen in the emergency departm...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Garcia-Gutierrez S,Quintana JM,Bilbao A,Unzurrunzaga A,Esteban C,Baré M,Girón Moreno RM,Pulido E,Rivas P,IRYSS-COPD Appropriateness Study (IRYSS-COPD) Group.

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebellitis is not a recognised manifestation of Lyme disease. We describe a patient with clinical features of subacute cerebellitis, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) monocytic pleocytosis, positive CSF Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies, negative brain magnetic resonance imaging and a benign course after treatment with ceftri...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Neophytides A,Khan S,Louie E

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate ethnic differences and the effect of age and education on awareness and attitudes of women towards hormone replacement therapy (HRT), we conducted a questionnaire survey of 180 women attending a gynaecology clinic, of whom 152 (84.4%) responded. Seventy-one of the women had heard of HRT. Awareness of HR...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Lydakis C,Kerr H,Hutchings K,Lip GY

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To raise awareness on nocturia disease burden and to provide simplified aetiologic evaluation and related treatment pathways. METHODS:A multidisciplinary group of nocturia experts developed practical advice and recommendations based on the best available evidence supplemented by their own experiences. RESULTS:Noc...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Oelke M,De Wachter S,Drake MJ,Giannantoni A,Kirby M,Orme S,Rees J,van Kerrebroeck P,Everaert K

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Restrictions imposed for the COVID-19 pandemic and the people's fear of getting infected have caused a significant drop in the number of emergency service admissions. Herein, we aimed to investigate the reflections of our otherwise crowded emergency services' quietness in the period of normalisation. METHODO...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Görmeli Kurt N,Çamcı M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both hepatitis B and hepatitis C are spread parenterally. Chronic hepatitis C is fast becoming the leading indication for liver transplantation. Most infected patients go on to develop chronic hepatitis, with approximately 20% developing liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma after 20 years. Standard treatment no...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Alexander G,Walsh K

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulphonylureas (SUs) and biguanides (metformin) are the current mainstays in the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and represent the most commonly used oral hypoglycaemic agents (OHAs). In recent years, a variety of new OHAs have become available, including thiazolidinediones, glinides, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors,...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Philippe J,Raccah D

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DPP-4 inhibitors (DPP4-I) have been shown to provide non-inferior glycaemic control compared with sulfonylureas (SU), but result in a reduction of body weight and a significantly lower risk of hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes. We aimed to validate these results in a large real-world sample of p...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Gitt AK,Bramlage P,Binz C,Krekler M,Deeg E,Tschöpe D

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lithium salts have been used in medicine for over a century and are a widely accepted treatment. Clinical practice in the London borough of Barnet led us to suspect that agreed guidelines were not being followed. We checked them against published guidelines and followed up their implementation. A list of patients on l...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Moscovich DG

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intravenous azithromycin (AZM) has been widely used in children worldwide, but there still remains much concern regarding its off-label use, which urgently needs to be regulated. Therefore, we developed a rapid advice guideline in China to give recommendations of rational use of intravenous AZM in children. ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Zhou P,Wang X,Zhang X,Xu B,Tong X,Zhou W,Shen K,Zhai S

更新日期：2021-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In the vast majority of cases, Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea and pseudomembranous colitis develop following the use of antibiotics. We report a case in which C. difficile-associated diarrhoea was diagnosed in the absence of previously reported predisposing factors. It transpired that the patient had a col...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Heymann TD,Rampton DS

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the results of post-operative chemoirradiation for gastric carcinoma. The records of 58 patients who underwent resection for gastric carcinoma were retrospectively reviewed. Forty-six patients had complete resection without any residual disease but with high-risk factors of relapse. Twelve patients had mic...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Bora H,Unsal D,Akmansu M

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rationale for medical therapy for otospongiosis is to slow down and eventually stop the phase of bone resorption. There is some increase in the incidence of stapedial otospongiosis in a low-fluoride area compared with a high-fluoride area. Sodium fluoride treatment has a role to play in preventing the onset and pr...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Uppal S,Bajaj Y,Coatesworth AP

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a rapid global spread. All individuals of all age groups are at risk of COVID-19. This study aims to describe the knowledge and attitude of Jordanian parents regarding COVID-19 in children, including clinical signs of the disease, modes of transmission and prot...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Abuhammad S

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study compared the efficacy and tolerability of lumiracoxib (a novel COX-2 selective inhibitor) with rofecoxib, celecoxib and placebo in patients with moderate-to-severe post-operative dental pain. Following third molar extraction, patients received sin...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Kellstein D,Ott D,Jayawardene S,Fricke J

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To establish the effectiveness of antidiabetic therapy and the frequency of clinical inertia in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Colombia. METHODS:A cross-sectional study with follow-up of patients who had been treated for at least 1 year and were receiving medical consultation for antidiabetic treat...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Machado-Duque ME,Ramírez-Riveros AC,Machado-Alba JE

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the association between illicit drug use (IDU) and cardiometabolic disease risk factors (CDRF) in a nationally representative sample of adults. METHODS:The 2005-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys data from 20- to 45-year-old adults (n = 8738) were utilised to analyze the relation...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Vidot DC,Arheart KL,Prado G,Bandstra ES,Messiah SE

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the interventions by general practitioners on cardiovascular risk factors among persons without a history of cardiovascular disease attending for a cardiovascular check-up. All inhabitants of three Belgian towns aged between 45 and 64 years were invited for a cardiovascular check-up...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Devroey D,Kartounian J,Vandevoorde J,Betz W,Cogge M,De Man B,De Ridder L,Block P,Van Gaal L

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old man noticed rapid enlargement of a long-standing thyroid goitre, with dysphagia and difficulty in breathing. Thyrotoxicosis was diagnosed. Chest X-ray revealed multiple pulmonary metastases. He underwent near-total thyroidectomy. The histopathology revealed an undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma with some...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Plengvidhya N,Rathanavijitrasilp A,Sangruchi T,Nitiyanant W,Vannasaeng S,Piraphatdist T,Vichayanrat A

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid cancer is uncommon with an estimated lifetime risk of 0.8% for women and 0.3% for men. The incidence appears to be increasing by 4% per year and is currently the eighth commonest cancer in women. Managing thyroid cancer is challenging, as no prospective randomised trials exist. Most of the information is deriv...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Nix P,Nicolaides A,Coatesworth AP

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomised, double-blind, parallel, placebo-controlled, 12-week study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 20-mg tadalafil taken 'as needed' in a population of men with erectile dysfunction (ED) from Egypt and Turkey. One hundred and thirty-two patients were randomised in this study. Tadalafil was ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Saylan M,Khalaf I,Kadioglu A,Shoair KZ,Beheiry A,Wang WC,Kopernicky V,Esen A

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine the relationship between costs of hyperglycaemia drug treatment and glycemic control amongst people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS:This observational study utilised data from the QUALIDIAB database on 3,452 T2D patients seen in Diabetes Centers in Argentina. Patients were classified according to t...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Elgart JF,Silvestrini C,Prestes M,Gonzalez L,Rucci E,Gagliardino JJ

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the accuracy of three non-invasive blood pressure (BP) devices in atrial fibrillation (AF) compared with invasive arterial BP. METHODS:One hundred patients aged 45-90 years, 63% male (50 in AF and 50 age matched controls in sinus rhythm [SR]) were identified with arterial lines measuring beat-...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Eysenck W,Ammar A,Kanthasamy V,Freemantle N,Veasey RA,Patel NR,Furniss SS,Sulke N

更新日期：2019-08-29 00:00:00