Enalapril and Acute Kidney Injury in a Hypertensive Premature Newborn - Should It Be Used or Not?

Extremely low birth weight infants (birth weight ≤1000 g) have a significantly lower nephron number. The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is usually sufficient under normal conditions but is unable to meet the needs during stress, which results in acute kidney injury (AKI). We describe the case of an extremely low birth weight infant (970 g) with a gestational age of 27 weeks (immature preterm) who was mechanically ventilated because of hyaline membrane disease.

An obesity paradox in patients with myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous intervention.

Background And Aims: Data concerning the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and outcome in myocardial infarction (MI) patients are inconclusive. Long-term data on the influence of BMI on survival in patients with MI who have undergone percutaneous intervention (PCI) are lacking. We aimed to assess the effect of different categories of BMI on long-term mortality.

Outcome in Patients Resuscitated following Myocardial Infarction with Acute Kidney Injury.

Data on acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after cardiac arrest are scarce. The prevalence of AKI, as classified by the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria; and its possible association with 30-day mortality were assessed. Data on 6387 patients with MI, 342 (5.

Age-Specific Sex-Based Differences in Anemia in Patients with Myocardial Infarction.

Data are lacking concerning possible age-specific sex-based differences in anemia in myocardial infarction (MI) patients and its association with the outcome. The aim was to assess whether these differences in anemia (on admission and at discharge) in MI patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are associated with the outcome. Data from 5579 MI patients (31.

Sex-Related Anemia Contributes to Disparities in Outcome of Patients Younger Than 60 Years with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Background: Younger women with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have a worse outcome than their age-matched male peers. Our aim was to assess whether there are sex-based differences in anemia on admission, and if they are associated with the outcome of patients with STEMI younger than 60 years undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Materials And Methods: Data of 2095 STEMI patients, 804 of whom were younger than 60 years, were analyzed.

GPIIb-IIIa Receptor Inhibitors in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Presenting With Cardiogenic Shock and/or After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

Background: Data on the use of GPIIb-IIIa receptor inhibitors (GPI) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients presenting with cardiogenic shock and/or after cardiopulmonary resuscitation is sparse. The aim of the study was to establish the possible influence of the adjunctive use of GPI on 30-day and 1-year mortality in these high-risk patients.

Methods: Acute coronary syndrome patients (261), who presented with cardiogenic shock and/or were cardiopulmonary resuscitated on admission, were analysed.

Deterioration of renal function at stent implantation can predict long-term outcome after stent thrombosis.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to examine the possible influence of minor deterioration of the renal function after stent implantation not fulfilling the criteria for acute kidney injury on long-term outcomes after stent thrombosis (ST).

Background: Decreased renal function (DRF) is associated with an increased risk for worse outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention. There is no data if the deterioration of renal function after stent implantation influences the prognosis after ST.

Influence of a combination of probiotics on bacterial infections in very low birthweight newborns.

Background: Late-onset infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. The purpose of our prospective randomised study was to establish whether a combination of probiotics (Lactobacillus acidophilus, Enterococcus faecium and Bifidobacterium infantum) affects the incidence of late-onset sepsis and other infections in very low birthweight infants (birthweight under 1500 g, gestational age under 33 weeks).

Methods: From 80 included infants, one half received probiotics (L.