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Vnitr̆ní lékar̆ství · Feb 2015
Review[The new drug is much more effective than ACE inhibitors in chronic heart failure].
PARADIGM-HF study observed clinical outcomes after treatment by new drug LCZ696 or enalapril in patients with systolic chronic heart failure. It was randomized double-blind trial with LCZ696 (200 mg twice a day) and enalapril (10 mg twice a day). 8442 patients were enrolled with NYHA class II or III and left ventricular ejection fiction of 40% or less. Study drugs were added to other recommended medication. ⋯ Moreover, it is well tolerated. LCZ696 seems to replace the ACE inhibitors in mentioned patients. The authors also discuss the results of the first randomized study PARAMOUNT investigating LCZ696 efficacy in patients with chronic heart failure and good left ventricular ejection fraction.
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Vnitr̆ní lékar̆ství · Feb 2015
Case Reports[Calcific uremic arteriolopathy - treatment with sodium thiosulfate].
Calcific uremic arteriolopathy or calciphylaxis is a rare disorder characterized by systemic medial calcification of arterioles that leads to ischemia and subcutaneous necrosis. It most commonly occurs in patients with end-stage renal disease who are on haemodialysis or who have received a renal transplant. Calciphylaxis is dangerous by its fast progression into tissue necrosis, difficult healing process and a great risk of secondary infection which is the most common cause of death in this condition. ⋯ The wound care played another major role with gentle debridement and intensive local care. After five to six months the skin defects resolved in the first patient, partially resolved in the second patient and deteriorated in the third patient. We have observed no side effects of sodium thiosulfate application.