This paper is based on retrospective and observational data from the author’s 14 years of practice as a general cardiologist in a rural community hospital, which reported 62 cases with initial encounters as inpatient...
This paper is based on the author’s 20+ years of experience treating patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) as a cardiologist. In the 20+ years, 64 patients were treated, including both with reduced and preserv...
Cirrhosis often leads to various complications during its progression,with ascites being one of the most common.Among these cases,5%to 10%are classified as refractory ascites.In recent years,clinical research on the t...
Introduction: Type 1 cardiorenal syndrome (CRS 1) is characterized by acute impairment of cardiac function leading to acute renal dysfunction. CRS1 is present in 25% of patients admitted for heart failure. The objecti...
Aims:No solid evidence-based opinion was raised regarding predictors of the degree of ascites reduction with tolvaptan.This retrospective cohort study aimed to examine whether serum copeptin concentration is a useful ...
Hospitalizations for heart failure exceed 1 million per year in both the United States and Europe and more than 90%are due to symptoms and signs of fluid overload.Rates of rehospitalizations or emergency department vi...
BACKGROUND In patients with respiratory failure,loop diuretics remain the cornerstone of the treatment to maintain fluid balance,but resistance is common.AIM To determine the efficacy and safety of common diuretic com...
OBJECTIVE:To investigated the laxative,anti-diarrheal,hepatoprotective and diuretic activity of Sterculia diversifolia and its isolated compounds.METHODS:The laxative activity was studied by counting wet stools while ...
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2(SGLT2)inhibitors have gained momentum as the latest class of antidiabetic agents for improving glycemic control.Large-scale clinical trials have reported that SGLT2 inhibitors reduced ca...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.81620108029,81974083,and 81330074);Beijing Natural Science Foundation grant 7172113(China)
Urea transporters(UT)play a vital role in the mechanism of urine concentration and are recognized as novel targets for the development of salt-sparing diuretics.Thus,UT inhibitors are promising for development as nove...