Predictors for high incidence of premature ventricular contractions in chronic kidney disease patients
Publication date: September 2017 Source:IJC Metabolic & Endocrine, Volume 16 Author(s): Márcio Galindo Kiuchi, Shaojie Chen (Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine)
Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine - July 19, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Statins use and the risk of liver dysfunction: A Chinese cohort study in real world clinical practice
Conclusion The data, firstly, provided two important information regarding the real status of liver dysfunction in Chinese patients who used moderate statins: 1) no relations between statin variety and ALT elevation; 2)statin-induced liver dysfunction frequently found in <1month. Further study may be needed to confirm our findings. (Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine)
Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine - July 14, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Always think of medications
Publication date: September 2017 Source:IJC Metabolic & Endocrine, Volume 16 Author(s): Muhammad Munir Babar (Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine)
Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine - July 12, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Long-term follow-up of rivaroxaban use in Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation
Publication date: September 2017 Source:IJC Metabolic & Endocrine, Volume 16 Author(s): Makoto Suzuki, Akira Mizukami, Shunsuke Kuroda, Maki Ohno, Ryota Iwatsuka, Akihiko Matsumura, Yuji Hashimoto (Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine)
Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine - June 20, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Upgrade system device in use of new oral anticoagulants vs. antiplatelet agents
Publication date: September 2017 Source:IJC Metabolic & Endocrine, Volume 16 Author(s): Márcio Galindo Kiuchi, Shaojie Chen (Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine)
Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine - June 20, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Effects of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor sitagliptin on coronary atherosclerosis as assessed by intravascular ultrasound in type 2 diabetes mellitus with coronary artery disease
Conclusions The addition of sitagliptin to statins did not cause coronary plaque regression in T2DM with CAD. Graphical abstract (Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine)
Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine - June 19, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Influence of vitamin D on the percentage time of cardiac resynchronization in patients with heart failure, premature ventricular complexes, and chronic kidney disease
Publication date: June 2017 Source:IJC Metabolic & Endocrine, Volume 15 Author(s): Márcio Galindo Kiuchi, Luis Marcelo Rodrigues Paz, Shaojie Chen, Neil Alexander Hoye (Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine)
Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine - June 10, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Beyond Beck's triad: A case report of cardiac tamponade in a “super-super” obese patient
Publication date: June 2017 Source:IJC Metabolic & Endocrine, Volume 15 Author(s): Jiandong Zhang, Yuxuan Mao (Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine)
Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine - April 24, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Pulmonary vein reconnection in patients with and without CKD
Publication date: June 2017 Source:IJC Metabolic & Endocrine, Volume 15 Author(s): Márcio Galindo Kiuchi, Shaojie Chen (Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine)
Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine - April 11, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Effects of standard treatment and renal sympathetic denervation in patients with controlled hypertension and variant angina
Publication date: March 2017 Source:IJC Metabolic & Endocrine, Volume 14 Author(s): Márcio Galindo Kiuchi, Shaojie Chen (Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine)
Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine - January 25, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Homozygous familiar hypercholesterolemia in China: Case series from the national lipid clinics and literature review
Conclusion In a conclusion, we found a relatively common recruitment of this type of patients in our hospital, which might have an important clinical implication for the identification and management of the patients with FH in China. (Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine)
Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine - January 20, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

The correlation between heart rate variability and the voltage left ventricular mapping in patients with and without CKD
Publication date: March 2017 Source:IJC Metabolic & Endocrine, Volume 14 Author(s): Márcio Galindo Kiuchi, Shaojie Chen (Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine)
Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine - January 19, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

The effect of oxygen on the outcomes of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
Conclusion The use of supplemental oxygen (FiO2: 40–45%) has no significant impact on clinical outcomes in patients with NSTE-ACS without hypoxia. Therefore, it is recommended that its routine use in patients without hypoxia be limited. (Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine)
Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine - January 13, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Prognostic value of VE/VCO2 and interleukin-6 in chronic heart failure subjects
Publication date: March 2017 Source:IJC Metabolic & Endocrine, Volume 14 Author(s): Danielle Pereira, Victor Neves, Dayane Montemezzo, Verônica Parreira, Maria Clara Alencar, Liliane Mendes, Leani Pereira, Raquel Britto (Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine)
Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine - January 13, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Prevention of Adriamycin induced cardiotoxicity in rats — A comparative study with subacute angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and nonselective beta blocker therapy
Conclusion The present study found an identical therapeutic outcome from ACE inhibition and β blockade with a better attenuation of inflammation and structural preservation with ACE inhibition and superior antioxidant and antiapoptotic effect with βB treatment. (Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine)
Source: IJC Metabolic and Endocrine - January 11, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research