Patients' perspective on their drug therapy after bariatric surgery: A quantitative, cross-sectional interview study.

Drug therapy in patients who have undergone bariatric surgery is challenging. We aimed to investigate the patients' perspective on their drug therapy. This should allow deriving tailored measures to better support patients and their healthcare professionals with drug therapy after bariatric surgery.

Assessment of Patients' Views on Drug Benefits and Risks: An Interview Study with Cardiovascular Patients.

Better and balanced information strategies supporting cardiovascular patients' adherence are required. Cardiovascular drugs have outstanding morbidity and mortality benefits. This can be counteracted by patients' perceptions of risks.

Influence of aldosterone and salt or ouabain in a10 rat aorta smooth muscle cells.

Background/aims: It is currently under debate whether aldosterone is able to induce fibrosis or whether it acts only as a cofactor under pathological conditions, e.g. as an elevated salt (NaCl) load.