Liao, Chia-Te; 153869; Toh, Han Siong; Yang, Chun-Ting; Hsu, Chien-Yi; Lee, Mei-Chuan; Chang, Wei-Ting; Chen, Zhih-Cherng; Chang, Hung-Yu; Strong, Carol;
With the promising cardiovascular benefits in the STEP and SPRINT trials, the 2022 Taiwan's hypertension guidelines redefined the hypertension threshold as 130/80 mmHg and a universal blood-pressure target of
Maggiolo, Franco Rizzardini, Giuliano Molina, Jean-Michel Pulido, Federico De Wit, Stephane Vandekerckhove, Linos Berenguer, Juan D'Antoni, Michelle L Blair, Christiana Chuck, Susan K
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HIV medicine
Bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) is an effective treatment for HIV-1 infection; however, clinical trial data in older people living with HIV (PLWH) are lacking. The primary 24-week and secondary 48-week analyses of study GS-US-380-4449 (NCT03405935), which assessed the efficacy and safety of switching to B/F/TAF in older PL...
Vynckier, Pieter Ferrannini, Giulia Kotseva, Kornelia Gevaert, Sofie De Bacquer, Dirk De Smedt, Delphine
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European journal of cardiovascular nursing
Lifestyle management is essential in the secondary care of coronary heart disease (CHD) patients. Little evidence is available about gender differences in lifestyle counselling and lifestyle compliance. This study aimed to provide an overview on potential gender differences in lifestyle advice provided by a healthcare professional and patients' lif...
Kostalova, Barbora; Mala-Ladova, Katerina; Sulkova, Sylvie Dusilova; Denhaerynck, Kris; De Geest, Sabina; 5386; Maly, Josef;
Background and objective: Non-adherence to tacrolimus commonly manifests as low drug concentrations and/or high intra-patient variability (IPV) of concentrations across multiple measurements. We aimed to compare several methods of tacrolimus IPV calculation and evaluate how well each reflects blood concentration variation due to medication non-adhe...
Wouters, E Stek, C Swartz, A Buyze, J Schutz, C Thienemann, F Wilkinson, RJ Meintjes, G Lynen, L Nostlinger, C
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Background: Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) is an important complication in patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) starting antiretroviral treatment (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. The PredART-trial recently showed that prophylactic prednisone reduces the incidence of paradoxical TB-IRIS by 30% in ...
Liu, Yi-Ching Chen, Yu-Wen Chen, I-Chen Wu, Yen-Hsien Lo, Shih-Hsing Hsu, Jui-Sheng Hsu, Jong-Hau Wu, Bin-Nan Cheng, Yi-Fang Dai, Zen-Kong
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Children (Basel, Switzerland)
Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) refers to congenital heart diseases (CHD) with reversal flow associated with increased pulmonary pressure and irreversible pulmonary vascular remodeling. Previous reports showed limited therapeutic strategies in ES. In this study, 5 ES patients (2 males and 3 females), who had been followed regularly at our institution fro...
Wong, Stephanie MY; Li, Yandy Y; Hui, Christy LM; Wong, Corine SM; Wong, TY; Cheung, Charlton; Suen, YN; Lam, Bess YH; Lui, Simon SY; Chan, KT;
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UNLABELLED: Restrictive COVID-19 measures can have significant mental health impacts, particularly on young people. How such measures may influence day-to-day momentary affect, nonetheless, remains to be explored. Experience sampling data were collected from 165 young people (aged 15-24) as part of a larger epidemiological youth mental health study...
Guo, Huiling Hildon, Zoe Jane-Lara Loh, Victor Weng Keong Sundram, Meena Bin Ibrahim, Muhamad Alif Tang, Wern Ee Chow, Angela
10.3390/ijerph19084467 / INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH / 19 / 8
Budde, Klemens; Rostaing, Lionel; Maggiore, Umberto; Piotti, Giovanni; Surace, Daniela; Geraci, Silvia; Procaccianti, Claudio; Nicolini, Gabriele; Witzke, Oliver; Kamar, Nassim;
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Background: Tacrolimus is the calcineurin inhibitor of choice for preventing acute rejection episodes in kidney transplant patients. However, tacrolimus has a narrow therapeutic range that requires regular monitoring of blood concentrations to minimize toxicity. A new once-daily tacrolimus formulation, LCP-tacrolimus (LCPT), has been developed, whi...
Canonica, G Walter Bourdin, Arnaud Peters, Anju T Desrosiers, Martin Bachert, Claus Weidinger, Stephan Simpson, Eric L Daizadeh, Nadia Chen, Zhen Kamat, Siddesh
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BACKGROUND: Type 2 inflammatory diseases often coexist in patients. Dupilumab targets type 2 inflammation and has demonstrated treatment benefits in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), asthma, and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) with an acceptable safety profile. OBJECTIVE: This post hoc analysis across five phase 3 studies in p...