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Curr Nutr Rep
January 2025
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Sci Rep
January 2025
Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama City, 330-8503, Saitama, Japan.
Patients undergoing dialysis are at risk of osteoporosis and sarcopenia because of mineral and bone disorders or malnutrition. Additionally, maintaining muscle mass is important to prevent osteoporosis. The psoas muscle mass index (PMI) was recently used to evaluate muscle mass.
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December 2024
5th Department of Internal Medicine, Comenius University Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Introduction: Acromegaly is associated with increased vertebral fracture (VF) risk regardless of bone mineral density (BMD). However, the vertebral trabecular compartment is still low; a possible contributor to this may be impaired glucose metabolism (GM) which frequently complicates acromegaly. Additionally, soft tissue thickness may confound bone imaging in acromegaly patients.
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December 2024
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Purpose: To present the clinical, topographic, and densitometry outcomes of patients with corneal fibrosis treated with topical losartan.
Methods: In this case series, patients with corneal scars treated with topical losartan 0.8 mg/mL 4 times a day for 6 months were included.
J Bras Pneumol
December 2024
. Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca - VHIR - Hospital Universitário Valld'Hebron, Barcelona, España.
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a relatively rare genetic disorder, inherited in an autosomal codominant manner, that results in reduced serum AAT concentrations, with a consequent reduction in antielastase activity in the lungs, as well as an increased risk of diseases such as pulmonary emphysema, liver cirrhosis, and necrotizing panniculitis. It results from different mutations in the SERPINA1 gene, leading to changes in the AAT glycoprotein, which can alter its concentration, conformation, and function. Unfortunately, underdiagnosis is quite common; it is possible that only 10% of cases are diagnosed.
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