Association between plasma renin activity and metabolic cardiovascular risk factors in essential hypertension.

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：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:Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), a measure of variation in erythrocyte volume, has been associated with several cardiovascular disorders, but the relationship with atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unclear. We investigated the association between RDW and incidence of first hospitalization due to AF in...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Adamsson Eryd S,Borné Y,Melander O,Persson M,Smith JG,Hedblad B,Engström G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Findings from animal studies indicate that growth hormone (GH) may stimulate the production of the putative metabolic regulator fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21). We investigated whether circulating FGF21 levels are altered in patients with GH deficiency and characterized how levels of this growth factor ar...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Lundberg J,Höybye C,Krusenstjerna-Hafstrøm T,Bina HA,Kharitonenkov A,Angelin B,Rudling M

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：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：:Six patients with acute renal failure, in five cases due to acute crescentic glomerulonephritis and in one case due to total bilateral renal cortical necrosis, were studied. All had serum erythropoietin (EPO) concentrations in the normal range, despite a relatively severe anaemia. Half-life and plasma clearance of int...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Thaysen JH,Nielsen OJ,Brandi L,Szpirt W

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) is exceptionally low in northernmost Finland, the Sámi (formerly known as Lapp) area. To clarify the reasons for this, the levels of serum cholesterol, other classic risk factors, and major antioxidants, alpha-tocopherol, retinol, albumin and selenium were dete...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Luoma PV,Näyhä S,Sikkilä K,Hassi J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old man presented with a mediastinal tumour. On histological examination, tuberculosis was evoked, but no definitive conclusion could be drawn. The patient thereafter developed throat ulcerations and rapidly progressing renal insufficiency due to necrotizing glomerulonephritis. After reviewing the histologic...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Boudes P

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the association between postural hypotension and (i) electrolyte levels and (ii) neurohumoral factors in elderly hypertensive patients using diuretics. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study of patients and controls. SETTING:The subjects were gathered from senior citizen clubs or they were referred to the st...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Luutonen S,Neuvonen P,Ruskoaho H,Räihä I,Rajala T,Antila K,Sourander L

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder believed to be exclusively caused by mutations in the CYP27A1 gene coding for the enzyme sterol 27-hydroxylase. Common findings in CTX are tendon xanthomas, cataracts and progressive neurological dysfunction. Here, we characterize an adult fem...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Hansson M,Olin M,Floren CH,von Bahr S,van't Hooft F,Meaney S,Eggertsen G,Björkhem I

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) has been associated with hypertension, hyperinsulinaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia and hyperuricaemia. In the present study, plasma ionized calcium (Ca2+) was studied in relation to cardiovascular risk factors in 20 subjects with mild hypertension. Plasma Ca2+ was found to be negatively ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Lind L,Wengle B,Lithell H,Ljunghall S

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) have shown that the prognosis is relatively good when the distal systolic ankle index (ankle systolic pressure/arm systolic pressure) is above 50% and the distal toe systolic pressure is above 40 mmHg. In 132 patients suspected of PAD in the legs we i...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Christensen JH,Freundlich M,Jacobsen BA,Falstie-Jensen N

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated plasma levels of bilirubin, an endogenous antioxidant, have been associated with reduced risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and myocardial infarction (MI). Whether this is a causal relationship remains unclear. OBJECTIVE:We tested the hypothesis that elevated plasma bilirubin is causally related...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Stender S,Frikke-Schmidt R,Nordestgaard BG,Grande P,Tybjaerg-Hansen A

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:The mechanisms explaining morphological electrocardiogram (ECG) changes and increased troponin T (TnT) in acute stroke are unclear. The aims of the present study were to assess the prevalence of ECG and TnT changes in acute ischaemic stroke, to investigate whether ischaemic-like ECG changes correlate to a ri...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Fure B,Bruun Wyller T,Thommessen B

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) as a risk factor for hip fractures. DESIGN:A population-based, record-linked, prospective study with a mean observation time of 17 years (women) and 16.5 years (men). SETTING:A cohort obtained from a register of hospital admissions in the Uppsala Health Care Reg...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Larsson K,Ljunghall S,Krusemo UB,Naessén T,Lindh E,Persson I

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to quantify the inter-relationship between bone mineral density and physical activity, muscle strength, and body mass composition in a group of healthy 16-20-year-old women. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:Reykjavik area. SUBJECTS:Two-hundred and fifty-four Icelandic Caucas...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Valdimarsson O,Kristinsson JO,Stefansson SO,Valdimarsson S,Sigurdsson G

更新日期：1999-05-01 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：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：:This report describes the case of a male patient with progressive dysphagia, epigastric pain, odynophagia, generalized weakness and a mid-oesophagus ulceration in which biopsies showed acid-fast bacilli and histological evidence of tuberculosis. Culture of the biopsies and the sputum revealed mycobacterium tuberculosi...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Leotta SM,Elsborg L

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pheochromocytoma endures as a life-threatening disorder. In the absence of systemic hypertension, diagnosis may be difficult. We present a 46-year-old normotensive male with a history of presyncope. One of these episodes could be documented, and revealed symptomatic bradycardia suspicious of sinus node arrest. Due to ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Zweiker R,Tiemann M,Eber B,Schumacher M,Fruhwald FM,Lipp R,Lax S,Pristautz H,Klein W

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the mitochondrion, inherited defects have been identified in the electron transport system by which ATP is formed, as well as in the transport and metabolism of fuels. Clinical findings in diseases due to these defects can be related to abnormal accumulations of metabolic intermediates and inadequate or inefficient...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Luft R,Landau BR

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When and where did modern humans evolve? How did our ancestors spread over the world? Traditionally, answers to questions such as these have been sought in historical, archaeological, and fossil records. However, increasingly genetic data provide information about the evolution of our species. In this review, we focus...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kaessmann H,Pääbo S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate (i) the demineralizing effect of L-thyroxine (LT4) therapy at doses mildly inhibiting serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in patients with benign nodular goitre; (ii) the efficacy of treatment on nodule size. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study comparing euthyroid women with nodular goitre treated ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Baldini M,Gallazzi M,Orsatti A,Fossati S,Leonardi P,Cantalamessa L

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 40-year-old woman with previous parathyroidectomy for adenoma was found to have a serum calcium level of 5.35 mmol l-1 (21.4 mg dl-1). Inadvertent calcium overdose had occurred because of her mistaken belief that if some prescribed calcium was good, then more was better. Her misconception is in contrast with that of...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： McAlister NH,Abrams HB,Schlosser R,Sturtridge W

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of the study was to determine whether an association between diet and platelet function, plasma fibrinogen level and factor VII coagulant activity (VII:C) could be established in young subjects. DESIGN:Data on the habitual diet of the subjects were collected either by a questionnaire on food h...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Mutanen M,Krusius T,Räsänen L,Freese R,Vahtera E,Viikari JS

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the adjusted relative risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in offspring of parents with cardiovascular mortality before 75 years. SETTING:The city of Malmö, Sweden. DESIGN:A follow-up study based on register linkage analyses. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:In the Malmö Preventive Project (MPP),...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Nilsson PM,Nilsson JA,Berglund G

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 48-year-old woman with recurrent severe hypoglycaemia apparently caused by a paraprotein with insulin-binding capacity. Very high fasting values were found for serum insulin (170 and > 250 mU l-1) as well as for proinsulin 125 pmol l-1 and an insulinoma was suspected. Hypoglycaemia developed after an ora...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Arnqvist HJ,Halban PA,Mathiesen UL,Zahnd G,von Schenck H

更新日期：1993-10-01 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