Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To determine if polyvalent IgG is promising therapy for severe IgG nephropathy. DESIGN:Open prospective cohort study. SETTING:Referral nephrology unit. PATIENTS:11 adult patients with severe IgA nephropathy (9 who had idiopathic disease and 2 who had Henoch-Schönlein purpura) and indicators of poor prognosis. INTERVENTION:Patients were given high-dose immunoglobulins (2 g/kg each month) for 3 successive months, followed by intramuscular immunoglobulins (preparation content, 16.5%; 0.35 mL/kg every 15 days) for another 6 months. MEASUREMENTS:Histologic changes were analyzed by comparing pre- and post-therapy renal biopsy specimens blindly, using an activity index (14-point scale), a sclerosis index (10-point scale), and a semiquantitative immunofluorescence test of immune deposits. Proteinuria, hematuria, leukocyturia, enzymuria, and global renal function (creatinine and polyfructosan clearances) were evaluated before and after intervention. RESULTS:Proteinuria (median level before intervention, 5.20 g/d; median level after intervention, 2.25 g/d), hematuria, and leukocyturia decreased substantially. The decrease in glomerular filtration rate was greatly slowed or stopped (median rate of decline in glomerular filtration before, -3.78 mL/min per month; after, 0 mL/min per month). The histologic index of activity (median index before, 5; after, 2) and the staining intensity of glomerular IgA and C3 deposits also decreased. Immunoglobulin therapy was well tolerated. CONCLUSIONS:Immunoglobulin therapy may be effective in treating severe IgA nephropathy and protecting renal function. However, prospective controlled trials must confirm these preliminary results.
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Ann Intern Medjournal_title
Annals of internal medicineauthors
Rostoker G,Desvaux-Belghiti D,Pilatte Y,Petit-Phar M,Philippon C,Deforges L,Terzidis H,Intrator L,André C,Adnot S,Bonin P,Bierling P,Remy P,Lagrue G,Lang P,Weil Bdoi
10.7326/0003-4819-120-6-199403150-00005subject
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1994-03-15 00:00:00pages
476-84issue
6eissn
0003-4819issn
1539-3704journal_volume
120pub_type
杂志文章abstract:PURPOSE:Chemoprevention offers promise as a strategy for reducing morbidity and mortality from breast cancer in women. This review examined the evidence for the effectiveness of chemoprevention in women without a history of breast cancer. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE (1966 to December 2001). STUDY SELECTION:English-language,...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-137-1-200207020-00017
更新日期:2002-07-02 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Short-term aspirin therapy can lower the risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in high-risk patients, but whether the long-term use of low-dose aspirin reduces risk in healthy adults is uncertain. OBJECTIVE:To test the efficacy of long-term aspirin therapy for preventing VTE. DESIGN:Secondary analysis of a...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-147-8-200710160-00004
更新日期:2007-10-16 00:00:00
abstract::With the renewed interest in esophageal motility disorders, diffuse esophageal spasm is being diagnosed more frequently. In many clinical settings, however, the term is used as a synonym for noncardiac chest pain. Our review of the literature and broad clinical experience in studying the motility patterns of healthy s...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-100-2-242
更新日期:1984-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the quality of care for common ambulatory conditions is adversely affected when physicians are provided with incentives to limit the use of health services. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study over a 2-year period. SETTING:Four group practices that cared for both fee-for-service patients ...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-5-394
更新日期:1991-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Quality improvement (QI) activities can improve health care but must be conducted ethically. The Hastings Center convened leaders and scholars to address ethical requirements for QI and their relationship to regulations protecting human subjects of research. The group defined QI as systematic, data-guided activities d...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-146-9-200705010-00155
更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Since 1969, medications have been provided to patients at the Johns Hopkins Hospital using a computer system that controls the entire medication process from entry of physician's order to hourly drug distribution. Special envelopes containing patient and dosage information are computer generated for each dose to be ad...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-83-3-342
更新日期:1975-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Enlargement of the pituitary gland associated with primary hypothyroidism was observed in two patients. Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration and the TSH response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone were increased in both. Other pituitary function tests were subnormal in both patients, suggesting that a t...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-85-2-195
更新日期:1976-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Previous epidemiologic studies of staphylococcal infections in newborn infants and surgical patients provide clues to the method of infection in toxic shock syndrome. In newborn infants, staphylococci were shown to be transmitted most often by the hands of nursery personnel to the umbilical stump, which afforded a war...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-96-6-934
更新日期:1982-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the risk for chronic renal disease associated with regular use of nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). DESIGN:Multicenter case-control study. PATIENTS:Patients were 554 North Carolina residents (age range, 30 to 79 years) hospitalized between 1980 and 1982 with a discharge d...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-115-3-165
更新日期:1991-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggest that patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (MI) in December have poor outcomes, and some studies have hypothesized that the cause may be the infrequent use of evidence-based therapies during the December holiday season. OBJECTIVE:To compare the care and outcomes of ...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-143-7-200510040-00006
更新日期:2005-10-04 00:00:00
abstract::Clinical features of 99 patients with staphylococcal infection were reviewed, and sera were tested by solid-phase radioimmunoassay and gel diffusion for staphylococcal antibodies to ascertain whether these variables predict the extent of infection and the need for prolonged therapy. Clinical features, including the pr...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-89-4-467
更新日期:1978-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Aspirin exerts antiplatelet effects through irreversible inhibition of cyclooxygenase-1, whereas its anticancer effects may be due to inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 and other pathways. In 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force endorsed aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. However, aspirin's...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/M17-2162
更新日期:2017-12-05 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Smokers with medical illnesses are at particular risk for complications caused by tobacco. Clinical trial data on the effectiveness of triple-combination pharmacotherapy for tobacco dependence treatment in these high-risk smokers are not available. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate extended duration of a triple-medicat...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-7-200904070-00004
更新日期:2009-04-07 00:00:00
abstract::To standardize the cutoff points of serum cortisol values in the evaluation of Cushing's syndrome during a low- and high-dose dexamethasone suppression test, daily serum cortisol measurements (0800 hours and 1600 hours) and urinary 17-hydroxycorticosteroids were compared (Study A). Forty-seven subjects were studied (1...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-97-1-21
更新日期:1982-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:SOURCE CITATION:Mahady SE, Margolis KL, Chan A, et al. Major GI bleeding in older persons using aspirin: incidence and risk factors in the ASPREE randomised controlled trial. Gut. 2020. [Epub ahead of print.] 32747412. ...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/ACPJ202101190-004
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To review prospective epidemiologic studies and randomized trials regarding the role of antioxidant vitamins (vitamins E and C and beta-carotene) in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, with emphasis on differences in results obtained by these two types of studies. DATA SOURCES:Computerized and manual sea...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-123-11-199512010-00009
更新日期:1995-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Some health plans profile physicians on the basis of their relative costs and use these profiles to assign physicians to cost categories. Physician organizations have questioned whether the rules used to attribute costs to a physician affect the cost category to which that physician is assigned. OBJECTIVE:T...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-152-10-201005180-00005
更新日期:2010-05-18 00:00:00
abstract::The sharp rise in drug abuse in the past decade has led to the development of new sources of information on drug-abuse trends. These include surveys, drug-related emergencies, drug-abuse treatment, hepatitis rates, and various types of law enforcement information. This paper summarizes data currently available for her...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-83-3-402
更新日期:1975-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Screening can detect prostate cancer at earlier, asymptomatic stages, when treatments might be more effective. PURPOSE:To update the 2002 and 2008 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force evidence reviews on screening and treatments for prostate cancer. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE (2002 to July 2011) and the Cochrane ...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-155-11-201112060-00375
更新日期:2011-12-06 00:00:00
abstract::Four hundred sixty patients and staff from 15 U.S. dialysis centers were surveyed by the immune adherence hemagglutination technique for antibody to hepatitis A antigen (anti-HA). The age-standardized anti-HA prevalence was 42.9% in patients and 42.1% in staff. These rates are almost identical to those of socioeconomi...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-87-1-8
更新日期:1977-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To describe how the results of bone densitometry affect women's decisions about measures to prevent fractures and to determine whether labeling women as having below-normal bone density has adverse effects. DESIGN:Mail survey of a random sample of women. SETTING:Four community hospitals in the San Francisco...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-116-12-990
更新日期:1992-06-15 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To compare the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of low-molecular-weight heparin with standard heparin for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis after total hip arthroplasty. DATA IDENTIFICATION:Studies were identified by MEDLINE search and review of bibliographies of retrieved articles. Hospital resou...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-119-11-199312010-00008
更新日期:1993-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of all-trans retinoic acid to induce complete remission and to examine its effects on duration of remission and survival in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia. DESIGN:Phase II evaluation and comparison with historical control patients. SETTING:Tertiary care cancer...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-120-4-199402150-00004
更新日期:1994-02-15 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether diabetic patients, when compared with nondiabetic patients, have a higher incidence of restenosis after coronary stenting, and, if so, whether restenosis is attributable to lesion or procedural differences or to a greater biologic tendency for late loss of minimum diameter in diabetic pat...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-5-199303010-00004
更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a cytogenetic response after interferon-alpha therapy in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia is independently associated with improved survival. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. PATIENTS:274 patients with a diagnosis of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia ...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-122-4-199502150-00003
更新日期:1995-02-15 00:00:00
abstract::Between 1 January 1980 and 18 October 1981, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control collected information on 1407 cases of toxic shock syndrome using a nationwide passive surveillance system. Ninety-two percent of the reported cases were associated with menstruation. Information available on the type of men...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-96-6-875
更新日期:1982-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Transitional care has been defined as a set of actions designed to ensure the coordination and continuity of health care as patients transfer between different locations or different levels of care in the same location. Transitional care, which primarily concerns the relatively brief time interval that begins with pre...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-141-7-200410050-00009
更新日期:2004-10-05 00:00:00
abstract::HemoQuant, an assay based on heme-derived porphyrin, quantifies both total fecal hemoglobin ant that fraction already converted to porphyrin by gut flora (the intestinal converted fraction). Recovery by HemoQuant of blood added to stools exceeded 99% and was not affected by ascorbic acid, iron, or other additives. Hem...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-101-3-297
更新日期:1984-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To evaluate the use of thyroid function tests to monitor therapy in patients taking levothyroxine. DATA IDENTIFICATION:Studies published between 1966 and January 1990 were identified through computer searches and references of identified studies. STUDY SELECTION:Studies that included a careful description of ...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-113-6-450
更新日期:1990-09-15 00:00:00
abstract::In studies of the cause of gastrointestinal symptoms in homosexual men, Campylobacter jejuni was recovered from 10 of 158 men with, and 2 of 75 men without, intestinal symptoms. In addition, a heterogeneous group of Campylobacter-like organisms was identified in 26 symptomatic and 6 asymptomatic homosexual men, but in...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-101-2-187
更新日期:1984-08-01 00:00:00