psychiatric and psychosocial risks in acutely decompensated chronic heart failure patients

... pointed out the difficulties these patients have in verbalizing their changes in mood and describing depression [36] Psychotic symptoms in ASDs are controversial Since our study group was clinically ... DSMIV includes the following ASDs: autistic disorder (AD) (pervasive problems/deficits in all three domains), Asperger's disorder (AS) (pervasive deficits in social interaction and in behaviours in ... with AS and 52% with PDD NOS Among the Paris subjects, AD was diagnosed in 8%, AS in 74%, and PDD NOS in 18% The difference in frequency of AS and PDD NOS diagnoses between Gothenburg and Paris...

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... self-esteem of psychiatric patients and family income Discussion Psychosocial Stressors – Acute and Chronic Psychiatric patients were divided into five groups based upon the severity of their acute psychosocial ... Ivani-Chalian C and Robindon M Self-esteem and its sources: stability and change in later life Aging and Society 1993, 13:171-192 Brandtstadter J and Greve W Explaining the resilience of the aging self: reply ... largest study to date in psychiatric patients and is unique in using more than a single scale to assess self-esteem in multiple psychiatric diagnoses Nonetheless, before discussing the results it...

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... fixed in buffered formalin, embedded in paraffin, and stained with hematoxylin-eosin-safran and Masson's trichrome Hepatic steatosis, stage of fibrosis and grade of disease activity were determined ... of clinical and pathological characteristics in these patients with steatosis and their diagnostic values in hepatic fibrosis Patients and methods Patients A total of 204 HBeAg-negative CHB patients ... Research and Therapy Center for Liver Diseases of China Southeast Hospital from May 2005 to March 2009 Most patients did not drink alcohol, and alcohol consumption in the remaining patients was...

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... combine both qualitative and quantitative techniques Cash Flow Forecasting For An Income Producing Property Forecasting Operating Expenses : sometimes current expenses are grown forward using ... Forecasting For An Income Producing Property Forecasting Rent: (a) rent under the lease- this is detailed in the lease covenants (b) market rent – rent may be adjusted under the lease covenants, and ... Cash Flow Forecasting For An Income Producing Property Forecasting The Resale Proceeds: The “resale proceeds” is equivalent to a salvage or terminal value in general industrial projects Its value...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 04:20

... (five-point scale with indicating very negative feedback, indicating neutral feedback, and indicating very positive feedback) tapping their perceived improvement in physical health, activities Int ... upper and lower limbs improved I feel relaxed and better.’ Subject No comment regarding psychosocial functioning Subject No comment regarding psychosocial functioning Subject ‘At the beginning, ... Impairments Sway Head and Buttocks to Expel Heart- Fire Pull Toes with Both Hands to Reinforce Kidney and Waist Clench Fists and Look with Eyes Wide Open to Build up Strength and Stamina Rise and Fall on...

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... patients have problems in standing up from a sitting position, maintaining postural stability, and adopting an erect posture Patients may lose Epidemiologic, clinical, and therapeutic aspects ... mainly due to dopaminergic overstimulation and include dyskinesias, hallucinations, and nausea Unfortunately, fulminant hepatitis was reported in three patients and tolcapone was withdrawn in ... trihexyphenidyl, procyclidine, orphenadrine, and benztropine were shown 22 Epidemiologic, clinical, and therapeutic aspects to improve resting tremor in PD and are mostly used in young patients (Hristova...

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... interleukins and 6, TNF-a, matrix metalloproteinases, neuroepinephrine, renin, galectin-3 [16-18], some of which are also important tools in the diagnosis and pathogenesis of heart failure, in the ... Cytokine plasma levels increased in ICM and NIDCM CHF patients vs controls Plasma levels of MIP-1 b (A), VEGF (B), MCP-1 (C), IL-9 (D), IL-8 (E), and IL-6 (F) in patients with chronic heart failure ... plasma levels in chronic heart failure patients IL-7 is produced by stromal cells in lymphoid tissues and is required for T cell development and persistence in the periphery Interestingly, local...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... interleukins and 6, TNF-a, matrix metalloproteinases, neuroepinephrine, renin, galectin-3 [16-18], some of which are also important tools in the diagnosis and pathogenesis of heart failure, in the ... Cytokine plasma levels increased in ICM and NIDCM CHF patients vs controls Plasma levels of MIP-1 b (A), VEGF (B), MCP-1 (C), IL-9 (D), IL-8 (E), and IL-6 (F) in patients with chronic heart failure ... plasma levels in chronic heart failure patients IL-7 is produced by stromal cells in lymphoid tissues and is required for T cell development and persistence in the periphery Interestingly, local...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 03:20

... this in both diabetes patients and CHF patients In diabetes, testing for creatinine is important in identifying affected kidney functioning due to damaged blood vessels and nerves, resulting in ... is worth mentioning that the variation in our outcome ‘disease monitoring’ was mainly related to varying levels of creatinine testing, i.e., monitoring of kidney functioning Clinical research ... examined in chronic illness care Thus, our aim was to measure information exchange networks related to individual patients with a chronic disease, including relevant health professionals and...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 11:20

... backgrounds have dramatically increased fast food and soft-drink consumption [74] Even more concerning, in light of increasing rates of household income in China, is that Chinese children of all backgrounds ... 1999–2000 indicates that prevalence of overweight and obesity has substantially increased in all age groups and in all rural and urban areas across China, with obesity prevalence increasing by >2-fold ... insulin resistance [79] This was indeed demonstrated in a clinical trial which found significantly greater weight loss with a low-GL diet among those with underlying hyperinsulinemia and insulin...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 14:21

... Eighty-nine homeless people in a socio-laboral integration process were assessed An initial interview was used, and the MCMI II questionnaire was applied to investigate the presence of psychosocial ... disorder among homeless people, in treatment and in the development of specific intervention programs In conclusion, the need for more psychosocial treatments addressing the individual problems of homeless ... participation in the study; and (d) a long enough stay to complete the study Assessment measurements - Initial assessment interview: Initially, a structured individual interview was conducted in order...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:21

... samples, and was involved in revising the manuscript AJ was involved in data analysis and in revising the manuscript CL performed the histological analysis and was involved in revising the manuscript ... conception and design of the clinical study, carried out the extracorporeal treatments, and was involved in revising the manuscript RA supervised the cytokine analysis and was involved in revising the ... that included patients with ACLF or acute liver failure reported a significant decrease of several cytokines in the course of MARS treatments [20,22,23,33] Finally, in a Chinese study in patients...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... heterogeneous termination LV isovolumic 338 time intervals were found to be increased at the expense of LV diastolic time in heart failure patients (17,18) Since our findings and other previous ... lack of increase in LV dyssynchrony during dobutamine stress in patients with wide QRS duration (20) In contrast, Kurita et al reported on an increased mechanical dyssynchrony during pacing–induced ... were receiving a beta-blocking agent, 30 an angiotensinconverting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker, and 19 a diuretic In patients with conduction disturbance, 13 of 17 patients...

Ngày tải lên: 05/11/2012, 11:32

... Group Patients after cardiac surgery/interventions (including ablations) 1.1 Without remaining findings (complete correction) 1.2 With minimal findings 1.3 With clinically significant findings ... expected in this setting Recommended types of exercise include interval training at moderate intensity, e.g., ball games and running games, or moderate stamina training Their afterload reducing effect ... forms of exercise and games in childhood Types of exercise with a high dynamic/low static component Running, skipping, jumping, cycling, swimming, inline skating, skateboarding, running games, ball...

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... Conception and design, provision of patients, data analysis and interpretation, manuscript writing PA Conception and design, data analysis and interpretation, manuscript writing HA Data analysis and interpretation ... Conception and design, data analysis and interpretation, manuscript writing All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... cells in ischemic heart failure Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2005, 102:8692-8697 Fedak PW: Paracrine effects of cell transplantation: Modifying ventricular remodeling in the failing heart Semin Thorac...

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... protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both In 1999, it was the second leading cause of death in Trinidad and Tobago with 1306 deaths [1] According to ... ischaemia and this ischaemia is most visible in the smallest blood vessels, including those of the retina of the eyes, kidneys, heart and brain It is this ischaemia that leads to conditions including, ... reported in the morning after overnight fast Standing height and weight were measured Body Mass Index (BMI) defined as weight in kg/height (meters) squared was calculated and used as an index of...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 08:21

... Sakoda H, Asano T, Levine B, Sadoshima J: Distinct roles of autophagy in the heart during ischemia and reperfusion: roles of AMP-activated protein kinase and Beclin in mediating autophagy Circ Res ... total protein, creatinine, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, cholesterol, and triglycerides (data not shown) CoQ10 levels, determined in BMCs isolated from 20 FM patients, ... fluorescence, indicating a reduction in lysosomal activity after CoQ10 treatment In addition, we analyzed the expression of genes involved in autophagic processes, such as BECLIN and MAP-LC3 Figure 5a and...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 11:22

... Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors  When the initiation of ACE inhibitor therapy leads to an increase in serum creatinine levels >30% above baseline  ACE inhibitors should be discontinued, ... reduction in HF hospitalizations  Used safely in patients with HF and renal insufficiency,  Initiated without a loading dose and maintained at a low dose (0.125 mg), alternating days  Serum digoxin ... reducing disease progression in both the heart and the kidney Arch Intern Med 2000 Mar 13;160(5):685-93 14 Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors  In patients with moderate or severe renal insufficiency,...

Ngày tải lên: 14/06/2015, 16:05

... coronary heart disease).1 17 Management of chronic heart failure In patients with heart failure and sinus rhythm, digoxin may reduce symptoms and hospital admission for worsening heart failure ... combination of hydralazine and isosorbide dinitrate 4.10 PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION Not all patients with heart failure have LVSD Patients with clinical heart failure ... starting prophylactic antagonist therapy and stopping colchicine 19 Management of chronic heart failure 4.12 HEART FAILURE AND RENAL IMPAIRMENT Renal dysfunction is common in heart failure and...

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