Association between physical activity and resistant hypertension in treated hypertension patients: analysis of the national health and nutrition examination survey.

Introduction: Current guidelines suggest that regular aerobic training might lower blood pressure in hypertensive individuals. However, evidence linking resistant hypertension (RH) with total daily physical activity (PA), including work-, transport-, and recreation-related PA, is limited. Therefore, this study assessed the association between daily PA and RH.

[Correlation between hyponatremia and the severity of coronavirus disease 2019].

Objective: To investigate the correlation between hyponatremia and the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methods: Clinical data of 12 patients with COVID-19 admitted to Shantou Central Hospital from January 23 to February 5 in 2020 were retrospectively analyzed, including gender, age, symptoms, lab test and clinical outcomes, to analyze the change trend of blood Na level in the patients with COVID-19.

Results: Among the 12 patients with COVID-19, there were 8 males and 4 females with the mean age of (38.

Heat map visualization for electrocardiogram data analysis.

Background: Most electrocardiogram (ECG) studies still take advantage of traditional statistical functions, and the results are mostly presented in tables, histograms, and curves. Few papers display ECG data by visual means. The aim of this study was to analyze and show data for electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) with ST-segment elevation (STE) by a heat map in order to explore the feasibility and clinical value of heat mapping for ECG data visualization.

Evans Syndrome with Acute Kidney Injury.

Evans syndrome is a rare syndrome associated with the simultaneous or sequential development of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Furthermore, acute kidney injury (AKI) is a syndrome characterized by the rapid loss of kidney excretory function and is most often secondary to extrarenal events. However, AKI has rarely been recorded in Evans syndrome without systemic autoimmune disease and malignant tumors of the blood and lymphatic system.

Baicalein protects renal tubular epithelial cells againsthypoxia-reoxygenation injury.

Background: To investigate the protective effects and mechanism of baicalein (BAI), a naturally occurring flavonoid, against hypoxia-reoxygenation (HR) injury in renal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2).

Methods: Cultured human renal proximal tubular cell line HK-2 was exposed to 24 h of hypoxia (5% CO, 1% O, and 94% N), followed by 12 h of reoxygenation (5% CO, 21% O, and 74% N). HK-2 cells were divided into three groups: control, HR, and HR-BAI (0.

Effectiveness of oral hydration in preventing contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients undergoing coronary angiography or intervention: a pairwise and network meta-analysis.

Background: The effectiveness of oral hydration in preventing contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) in patients undergoing coronary angiography or intervention has not been well established. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of oral hydration compared with intravenous hydration and other frequently used hydration strategies.

Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane central register of controlled trials were searched from inception to 8 October 2017.