Publications by authors named "M T Manjon"

Objective: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the alfa-blocker doxazosin GITS in CRF patients.

Design And Methods: The study recruited 203 CRF patients (creatinine > 1,4 mg/dl for males, creatinine > 1,2 mg/dl for females, or creatinine clearance < 80 ml/min). All patients were receiving ACE inhibitores (63.

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Objective: The objective was primary to evaluate the safe use of a new calcium channel blocker, lercanidipine, in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). The secondary objective was to study the protective effect of calcium channel blocker on renal function in CRF patients previously treated with ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers.

Design And Methods: The study recruited 203 CRF patients (creatinine >1.

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Objective: To evaluate the safe use of a new calcium channel blocker, lercanidipine, in diabetic chronic renal failure (CRF) patients.

Design And Methods: The study recruited 42 diabetic CRF patients (creatinine > 1.4 mg/dl for males, creatinine > 1.

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The acute renal failure is a grave pathology, of rapid establishment and relatively frequent in the hospital environment. We can describe three etiological groupS, which are responsible for it, amongst which are emphasized the pre-renal reasons. The obstructive pathology, of minor incidence, increases with the age.

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Background: Epidemiologic and experimental data suggest that cholesterol may play a role in the pathogenesis of AD. Modulation of cholesterolemia in transgenic animal models of AD strongly alters amyloid pathology.

Objective: To determine whether a relationship exists between amyloid deposition and total cholesterolemia (TC) in the human brain.

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