Changes in cardiovascular disease risk factors over 30 years in Polynesians in the French Pacific Territory of Wallis Island.

Background: Wallis Island is part of a French Territory in the South Pacific. In 1980 the prevalence of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was low, consistent with a subsistence economy. Considerable social and economic changes have occurred over the last 30 years.

[Comparison of different techniques of hemodialysis vascular access flow evaluation: blood temperature monitoring thermodilution and doppler debimetry].

Background: Access blood flow measurements are considered useful indicators for thrombosis prevention. It was the purpose of this study to compare measurements of access blood flow by two different techniques: duplex doppler and BTM thermodilution.

Methods: Patients included must be on chronic hemodialysis on arterioveinous vascular access.

[Active WHO class IV lupus nephritis in a patient treated with etanercept for a psoriasic arthritis].

Introduction: Drug-induced lupus nephritis in patients treated with TNF α inhibitor is a rare adverse effect. Anti-TNF α therapies are commonly associated with the induction of auto-antibodies, whereas anti-TNF α-induced lupus is rare, most frequently involving arthritis and cutaneous lesions. However, several renal involvement has been reported.