Publications by authors named "Vicki K Wing"

Purpose: Animal studies have suggested that angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) can attenuate or reverse the progression of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, while clinical studies yielded conflicting results. We sought to conduct a meta-analysis to investigate the effect of ARBs in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Methods: PubMed and EMBASE databases were searched through June 2020.

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Purpose: Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a serious rare disorder that is usually managed with parenteral nutrition. Central venous catheter (CVC)-related complications are known to occur, but their incidence rates (IRs) in Japan are unknown. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of complications in Japanese patients with CVCs, including patients with SBS using CVCs.

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