Effects of the oriental herbal medicine Bofu-tsusho-san in obesity hypertension: a multicenter, randomized, parallel-group controlled trial (ATH-D-14-01021.R2).

Objective: There is no clinical evidence that supports the benefit of integrative medicine, defined as combination therapy of oriental and western medicine, on obesity-related hypertension. This study evaluates the efficacy of Bofu-tsusho-san (BOF), an oriental herbal medicine, on the ambulatory blood pressure (BP) profile in hypertensive patients with obesity.

Methods: The study design was a multicenter, randomized, open-label, parallel-group controlled trial in 107 hypertensive patients with obesity.

Femoral arteriovenous fistula associated with calf pain 2 months after removal of a haemodialysis catheter.

Double-lumen catheters are widely used to achieve temporary access to circulation in patients requiring acute haemodialysis (HD); however, several complications are associated with the insertion of these catheters. Arteriovenous fistula (AVF), a rare but significant complication of catheter insertion, has been reported in several cases. In this report, we describe a case of a right femoral AVF that caused calf pain 2 months after HD catheter removal.

[A case of theophylline induced hypercalcemia].

We report a case of theophylline-induced hypercalcemia. The patient, a 51 year old women, had been administered theophylline for about five years because of bronchial asthma. She was referred to us in March 2003 for the treatment of renal failure and hypercalcemia(15.

A case report of leukocytapheresis for refractory leg ulcers complicated with rheumatoid arthritis.

Leukocytapheresis (LCAP) has recently been investigated for the treatment of drug-resistant rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the present clinical study, we used LCAP in three patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with drug-resistant leg ulcers. LCAP was carried out once a week for five weeks.