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BAY 2413555 is a novel selective and reversible positive allosteric modulator of the type 2 muscarinic acetylcholine (M2) receptor, aimed at enhancing parasympathetic signaling and restoring cardiac autonomic balance for the treatment of heart failure (HF). This study tested the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of this novel therapeutic option. REMOTE-HF was a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, phase Ib dose-titration study with two active arms.
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December 2024
Department of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Saarland University, Campus Homburg, Homburg, Germany.
Background: The pleural cavity represents a unique immunological compartment that can mount inflammatory reactions during infections, after surgery and in chronic immunological diseases. The connection between systemic immune reactions in the blood and local immune reactions in pleural effusions remains unclear. This study provides the first comprehensive immunological characterization of paired blood and pleural effusion samples, utilizing combined cell and cytokine analyses in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis case report describes a unique presentation of May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) in a 28-year-old woman, characterized by the congenital bifurcation of the left common iliac vein (LCIV) into the outer (OLCIV) and inner (ILCIV) segments. Both veins experienced significant compression - OLCIV proximally and ILCIV medially - due to the overlying right common iliac artery (RCIA) and lumbar spine. The patient presented with bilateral spider veins, lower extremity swelling, pelvic discomfort, and bilateral leg cramping.
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December 2024
Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital, India.
Introduction: Obesity is worldwide health concern, with its prevalence rising steeply specially in low and middle-income countries in the past decade. World Obesity Federation estimates that one in five women and one in seven men - will be obese by 2030.Obesity numbers are expected to double during same year in South and South Asian countries, with obesity in children over age of five estimated to be at forty-five million.
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October 2024
Department of Cardiology, Kocaeli City Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.
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