Comparison Between Pregabalin and Sertraline in the Treatment of Uremic Pruritus in Patients With Maintenance Hemodialysis.

Introduction Pruritus, a medical symptom also known as itch, is characterized by an unpleasant feeling coupled with the urge to scratch. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often have symptoms of pruritus due to uremia, which has adversely affected their quality of life. The treatment protocol for CKD pruritus is still being debated due to its unclear etiopathogenesis.

Association of Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Potential with Mortality: Results from the Third National Nutrition Examination Survey.

Background: The empirical dietary inflammatory potential (EDIP) score is designed to assess the inflammatory potential of a diet based on the pro- and anti-inflammatory properties of its various components. This study examined the association of EDIP with all-cause mortality in a large, community-based, multiracial sample of the United States population.

Study Design: A prospective cohort study.

A Case of Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Secondary to Atypical Amniotic Fluid Embolism.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a noncardiogenic pulmonary edema that leads to acute respiratory distress. It remains one of the major diagnoses requiring ICU admission and mechanical ventilation. We present a case of a 25-year-old gravida 3 para 2 female who was admitted for uncomplicated 38-week pregnancy and delivered a healthy male infant but developed acute onset dyspnea six hours after vaginal delivery.

Relation of Electrocardiographic Abnormal P-Wave Axis With Stroke Mortality in the General Population.

The link between abnormal P-wave axis (aPWA) and incident ischemic stroke is well established. However, studies examining the association between aPWA and fatal stroke are rare. We hypothesized that aPWA is associated with fatal stroke.

Impact of low fasting plasma glucose on mortality in the general population.

Background: While the association between hypoglycaemia and poor outcomes in diabetes is well established, it is unclear whether such an association is generalizable to those without diabetes.

Methods: A total of 8497 participants free of cardiovascular disease and diabetes from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were included. We examined the relationship between baseline low (<80 mg/dL) and high (⩾126 mg/dL) fasting plasma glucose compared to normal levels (80-99 mg/dL).

Relation of total bilirubin and QT interval prolongation (from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey).

Objective: The association of bilirubin with cardiovascular disease (CVD) is controversial. We sought to explore the association of total bilirubin (TB) levels with QT interval in a multiracial cohort.

Methods: A total of 6,627 participants (59.

Interrelation Between Electrocardiographic Left Atrial Abnormality, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, and Mortality in Participants With Hypertension.

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and left atrial abnormality (LAA) are common correlated complications of hypertension. It is unclear how common for electrocardiographic markers of LAA (ECG-LAA) to coexist with ECG-LVH and how their coexistence impacts their prognostic significance. This analysis included 4,077 participants (61.

Electrocardiographic subclinical myocardial injury and alcohol consumption: a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Background: Cardiac Infarction/Injury Score (CIIS), an electrocardiographic based scoring system, is a surrogate marker of subclinical myocardial injury (SC-MI) and has shown excellent prognostic value in predicting future cardiovascular mortality. As an association of mild to moderate alcohol consumption with cardiovascular disease (CVD) is conflicting, using an electrocardiographic based scoring system such as CIIS is a simple and cost-effective way to investigate this controversial relationship.

Methods: This analysis included 6090 participants (58.

Association of vitamin D deficiency with electrocardiographic markers of left atrial abnormalities.

Objective: Electrocardiographic markers of left atrial (LA) abnormalities are linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We examined the relationship of vitamin D deficiency with prolonged P wave duration and PR interval as markers of LA abnormalities.

Methods: This analysis included 5,894 participants (58.

Interrelations Between Serum Uric Acid, Silent Myocardial Infarction, and Mortality in the General Population.

Whether elevated uric acid (UA) is associated with silent myocardial infarction (SMI) or whether their joint association predicts an increased risk of mortality has not been explored. This analysis included 6,323 participants (58.4 ± 13.