Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) refers to characteristic clinical symptoms that develop secondary to the nutcracker phenomenon (NCP), defined as compression of the left renal vein between the superior mesenteric artery and the aorta. A 22-year-old Chinese man presented with a 2-year history of hypertension and left flank pain after activity; his blood pressure fluctuated within 130-150/90-100 mmHg without treatment. He had microscopic hematuria (2+) and increased plasma renin activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Treatments for hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (HSOS) are limited.
Aim: To evaluate transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS) as a treatment for pyrrolidine alkaloid-related HSOS (PA-HSOS).
Methods: This retrospective analysis included patients with PA-HSOS admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of the University of Science and Technology of China (June 2015 to January 2019).
Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online
December 2009
In the title compound, C(28)H(44)O(6), the two five-membered rings form a dihedral angle of 6.7 (1)°. In the crystal structure, weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link mol-ecules into layers parallel to (101).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao
November 2005
Objective: To explore the effects of Salvia miltiorrhiza on renal morphology and renal function of rats with streptozotocin diabetes.
Methods: Thirty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups, which were normal control group, untreated group and Salvia miltiorrhiza-treated group. Diabetic nephropathy was induced in rats of the last two groups by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin after unilateral nephrectomy.