Background: Some clinical guidelines recommend serial measurement of natriuresis to detect diuretic resistance (DR) in acute heart failure (AHF) patients, but it adds complexity to the management.
Objectives: To correlate a single measurement of basal natriuresis (BN) on admission with the development of DR and clinical evolution in AHF hospitalized patients.
Methods: Prospective and multicenter study included AHF hospitalized patients, without shock or creatinine >2.
Objectives: to describe predictors of depression in health workers in Argentina during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and to generate a score for their screening.
Methods: Subanalysis of the Argentine ImPPaCTS-SAC.20 Survey, including health workers with major depression according to PHQ 9 (Patient Health Questionnaire 9).
Objectives: The benefit of implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) in symptomatic patients with systolic dysfunction and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy remains controversial. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effect of ICD in patients with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy on (1) all-cause mortality, (2) cardiovascular mortality and (3) sudden cardiac death.
Methods: We searched citations in meta-analyses published until 2012, and in MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed and Cochrane databases from 2012 to October 2016.
Essential thrombocytosis (ET) falls under the umbrella of myeloproliferative disorders, which also includes chronic myelogenous leukemia, polycythemia vera, and myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia. Essential thrombocytosis results from a clonal proliferation of megakaryocites within the bone marrow, leading to an absolute elevation of platelets that can cause both hemorrhagic and thrombotic complications.
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