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Filter by:Kidney transplant candidates undergo extensive diagnostic evaluation aimed at assessing their cardiovascular (CV) risk, which remains the leading cause of disability and death in this patient population. This includes among others an assessment of the iliac arterial calcification. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients have an increased incidence of arterial calcifications due to many factors, such as increased age, hyperparathyroidism, diabetes mellitus and hypercholesterolemia. Furthermore, the severity of pelvic arterial calcifications may impact the surgical planning of kidney transplantation (KT), choice of anastomosis site, complexity of the surgery, and patient and graft survival. Vascular calcifications are recognized as a good biomarker of overall cardiovascular burden. Although computerized tomography (CT) is the imaging modality of choice for calcification evaluation, compared to pelvic X-ray and Doppler ultrasound, it is not officially included in the guidelines of different international associations, which offer general recommendations for the assessment of iliac vessels. Nevertheless, centers are increasingly using CT in their pretransplant workup, either routinely or only in patients with increased CV risk. Also, impaired bone metabolism and its consequences have an important role in the development of vascular calcification. The investigators will determine the relationship between calcification burden of iliac arteries which will be assessed on CT and the serum level of bone remodeling biomarkers, including parathyroid hormone, (PTH), calcium, phosphates, OPG/RANK/RANKL (engl. osteoprotegerin/receptor activator of nuclear factor (NF)-κΒ/RANK ligand) and Gla-Rich protein (GLP). According to investigator knowledge, this will be the first prospective study that will correlate the degree of iliac arteries calcification based on CT analyses with the serum level of various bone remodeling markers, and their impact on clinical outcome in kidney transplant recipients. The investigators expect this research to improve insights into incidence and distribution of iliac artery calcifications in patients following kidney transplantation, their correlation with clinical data and bone remodeling markers and confirm the appropriateness of using computerized tomography in a routine pretransplantation work-up.
The study will evaluate the effect of Anpl-one SR Tablet on the improvement of symptoms in daily care environments using PAQ.
The risk and prevalence of cardiovascular disease in United Arab Emirates (UAE) is high with ischemic heart disease ranks first in terms of major cause of mortality. Large number of patients undergoes coronary angioplasty but very few participate in cardiac rehabilitation because its awareness is not widespread in middle east region. The objectives was to find the influence of standardized outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program along with power walking on Heart quality of life (Heart QoL), functional exercise capacity, Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and metabolic equivalent task (MET's) among patients with post coronary angioplasty. The investigators conducted a randomized clinical trail in out patient physiotherapy department at Thumbay hospitals Dubai, on patients who underwent coronary artery angioplasty. After meeting the inclusion criteria, participants were randomized into standardized outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program along with power walking (intervention group) or standardized outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program (control group). A 4 weeks of 12 outpatient cardiac rehabilitation sessions consisting of 3 sessions per week was provided to both the groups. Intervention group received standardized outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program along with power walking based on targeted heart rate and weekly steps, whereas control group received only standardized outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program based on American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Guidelines. The investigators measured Quality Of Life (HRQoL) by HeartQoL questionnaire, Exercise Capacity by 6 min walk test (6MWT), Left ventricle Ejection fraction (LVEF) using Echocardiogram, Metabolic Equivalent Task (MET'S) using Symptom-limited exercise stress test and Average number of steps walked daily using step up smartphone Pedometer App.
Hypotension with potentially serious consequences for organ perfusion is a common complication in extracorporeal procedures such as heart-lung-machine. The exact reasons for this are still insufficiently clarified. Probably periinterventional vasorelaxant released substances play a crucial role in these procedures. These substances could be due to contact of blood cells with the Membrane in the HLM arise. In this project the hypothesis will be checked, if EETs / DHETs are released by Erythrocytes during this extracorporeal procedure and thus act as potential candidate products for the result of hypotonic phases during usage of heart-lung-machine. We will determine differences in RBC fatty acids profiling in patients before and after heart-lung-machine intervention. RBC fatty acids profiling will be achieved by using targeted HPLC-MS mass spectrometry. It is believed that during HLM there is an increase in EETs / DHETs in the serum and in the erythrocytes. It is believed that shear forces play an important role in the release of erythrocyte EETs / DHETs.
Study BT200-01 is a first in human (FIH) study in male and female normal human volunteers (NHVs) that uses an Integrated Protocol Design. This Phase 1 study will comprise 4 sub-parts: Part A, a single ascending dose (SAD) study; Part B, a multiple ascending dose (MAD) study; Part C, a desmopressin challenge study to explore (i) whether desmopressin could be used as an antidote, and/or (ii) whether desmopressin stimulated vonWillebrand Factor (VWF) release is overcome with increasing BT200 doses; and Part D, a relative bioavailability (BA) study. The primary objective of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability profile of BT200 in NHVs.
The aim of the study was to determine retrospectively the presence of carotid artery calcification (CAC) detected on digital panoramic radiographs (DPRs) and correlate the finding of such calcifications with gender, smoking status, medical history and periodontal status.The authors hypothesized that more CACs could observed in DPRs of individuals with periodontitis and CACs may correlate with the various risk factors included age, gender, smoking status, medical history.DPRs, periodontal status, medical (hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease) and smoking stories of 1101 patients (576 males, 525 females) were evaluated. The patients were divided into two groups as CAC detected in dental DPRs [CAC(+)] and those who were not [CAC (-)]. Periodontal status categorized as gingivitis, periodontitis and gingivitis with reduced periodontium.
The investigators planned to research the association between plasma melatonin and coronary artery calcification in a Chinese population.
The purpose of this research study is to see the effect of taking Aged Garlic Extract (AGE) on the progression of coronary plaque, a condition called atherosclerosis, in people diagnosed with Diabetes.
This study will evaluate the effect of a cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programme on blood protein molecules that may improve the function of arteries in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients who have suffered a heart attack. CAD patients who have either agreed or disagreed to take part in a CR programme will be recruited. This will allow a comparison of the study measurements between a group of patients who complete a CR programme and a group of patients who do not. The other objective of this study is to perform interviews with the study participants and their significant others (i.e. spouse, family member, or a close friend) to listen to the reasons why patients agreed or disagreed to take part in a CR programme.
The purpose of this study is to test if a patient can be directly connected to a quality assurance (QA) database, traditionally known as a registry. Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) data will be entered into the database directly from a patient's mobile phone from their index procedure for 12 months. The investigators hope this study to be a "proof of concept" for such a distributed registry and evaluate 1) consistency of data acquisition, 2) engagement of patients, 3) overall value of patient-reported outcomes to enhance long term follow up.