European review for medical and pharmacological sciences
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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci · Oct 2015
Assessment of the left ventricular systolic function in multi-vessel coronary artery disease with normal wall motion by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography.
To evaluate the clinical value of two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography for analyzing the left ventricular systolic function in patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease with normal wall motion (NWM-MVD). ⋯ The longitudinal, circumferential and radial systolic functions of the NWM-MVD patients were impaired at different degrees.
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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci · Oct 2015
The influence of high volume hemofiltration on extra vascular lung water and alveolar-arterial oxygen pressure difference in patients with severe sepsis.
To explore the effects of high-volume hemofiltration (HVHF) on the plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6), pro-calcitonin (PCT), extra vascular lung water index (EVLWI) and alveolar-arterial oxygen exchange in patients with septic shock. ⋯ HVHF could decrease plasma inflammatory factors and EVLWI so that it could improve the levels of alveolar-arterial-oxygen exchange in patients with septic shock, so it could improve the survival rate of patients.
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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci · Oct 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyUrsodeoxycholic acid and S-adenosylmethionine in the treatment of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: a multi-centered randomized controlled trial.
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a special complication of pregnancy characterized by skin pruritus, abnormal liver function tests and bile acids. To compare the efficacy of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) monotherapy with their combined effect on intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP). ⋯ UDCA and SAMe are both effective and safe in the treatment of ICP. UDCA monotherapy should be used as the first line therapy for ICP because it is more efficacious, cost-effective and convenient.
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Heart rate variability analysis of electrocardiogram is becoming an increasingly common method to non-invasively evaluate autonomic nervous function. The aim of the study was to investigate cardiac autonomic function in subjects with and without migraine by using 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiographic recordings. ⋯ Reduced parasympathetic activity with sympathetic predominance was found in migraine patients during the night period, most affected being migraine with aura patients.