There is low civil society mobilization for NCD policies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) despite a growing NCD burden. While existing research explains low mobilization largely through constraints such as inadequate...
In 2010, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) led a clean-up response to the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. Human studies evaluating acute and longer-term cardiovascular conditions associated with oil spill-related exposures are...
Preeclampsia (PE) is a severe hypertension-related disorder occurring during pregnancy that leads to significant mortality and morbidity in both the foetus and mother. Atractylenolide (ATL), a traditional Chinese natural agent...
Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare but severe entity that can cause clinically significant sequela such as worsening portal hypertension or mesenteric ischemia. Those cases refractory to medical management may be referred...
According to previous studies, only about one-half of patients with chronic diseases like...
We previously highlighted the problem of frequent false positives in 24 hour urine normetanephrine(UNM) measurements owing to reference intervals that are inappropriately low for the population being screened for...
Mucus is covering the entire epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), building the interface for the symbiosis between microorganisms and their host. Hence, a disrupted mucosal barrier or alterations of proper mucus...
Belimumab was recently approved for treatment of lupus glomerulonephritis (LN).To evaluate renal response and its predictors in LN patients receiving belimumab in real-life.We considered all patients fulfilling the SLEDAI-2K...
The discovery of the sGC stimulators and sGC activators provided valuable tools to elucidate NO-sGC signalling and opened novel pharmacological opportunities in cardiovascular indications and beyond. The first in class sGC...
Sodium and potassium intake in hypertensive patients in China is not clear. The authors aimed to investigate the distribution of sodium and potassium intake in hypertensive patients in China, and to analyze the relationship...
Mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders (MRCDs) are rare conditions with various clinical manifestations that depend on the genetic type, with subsequent severity of the liver disease. Clinical presentations include acute...
There are clear differences between men and women, and differences among races, in the incidence and prevalence of hypertension. Furthermore, there is extensive inter-individual variability among humans in the extent to which...
