Medicina clinica
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Comparative Study Observational Study
Comparison between CA125 and NT-proBNP for evaluating congestion in acute heart failure.
Carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125) and B-type natriuretic peptides are surrogate markers of congestion in patients with acute heart failure (AHF). The aim of the study was to assess the association between CA125 and NT-proBNP and congestion parameters in patients with AHF. ⋯ In patients with AHF, serum CA125 levels are associated more significantly than NT-proBNP with a state of congestion.
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Thrombosis is often present in the microcirculation in a variety of significant human diseases, such as disseminated intravascular coagulation, thrombotic microangiopathy, sickle cell disease, and others. Microvascular thrombosis has also recently been demonstrated in patients with COVID-19 and has been proposed to mediate the pathogenesis of organ injury in the lung and other organs. In many of these conditions, microvascular thrombosis is accompanied by inflammation, an association referred to as thromboinflammation or immunothrombosis. A greater understanding of the links between inflammation and thrombosis in the microcirculation will provide new therapeutic options for human diseases accompanied by microvascular thrombosis.
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Case Reports Observational Study
Glucocorticoids alone versus tocilizumab alone or glucocorticoids plus tocilizumab in patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and mild inflammation.
To assess clinical outcomes according to the immunosuppressive treatment administered to patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and moderate inflammation. ⋯ Tocilizumab seems to be not associated with better clinical outcomes and should be reserved for clinical trial scenario, since its widespread use may result in higher rate of ICU admission and longer mean hospital stay without differences in mortality rate and potentially adverse events.