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Prevalence of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults using the updated EWGSOP2 definition according to kidney function and albuminuria : The Screening for CKD among Older People across Europe (SCOPE) study.
BMC Geriatr
October 2020
Geriatric Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Systemic Diseases and Ageing Group, Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Systemic Diseases and Cellular Aging Program, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Background: Loss of muscle mass and function may be more pronounced in older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and with albuminuria. Thus, we investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia among community-dwelling older adults according to kidney function and grade of albuminuria. We also explored differences in the prevalence of sarcopenia according to three different equations for the estimation of glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNecrotizing Sialometaplasia and Bulimia: A Case Report.
Medicina (Kaunas)
April 2020
Egas Moniz University Institute, 2829-511 Caparica, Portugal.
Article Synopsis
- Bulimia is a common eating disorder primarily affecting young women and can lead to various health issues.
- The report discusses a particular case where a bulimic woman developed necrotising sialometaplasia, a rare condition characterized by a hard palatal ulcer.
- It emphasizes the importance of thorough medical histories for accurate diagnosis, as the patient showed no significant systemic issues or weight changes.
Clinical characteristics and one-year mortality according to admission renal function in patients with a first acute heart failure hospitalization.
Rev Port Cardiol (Engl Ed)
February 2018
Geriatric Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain; Hestia Chair in Integrated Health and Social Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catalunya International University, Barcelona, Spain.
Introduction And Objectives: Chronic kidney disease is related to poor outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). Few studies have assessed whether renal function influences one-year mortality risk in patients admitted for the first time for acute HF.
Methods: We reviewed the medical records of all patients aged >50 years admitted within a two-year period for a first episode of decompensated HF.
Spanish Consensus Statement: The Treatment of Muscle Tears in Sport.
Orthop J Sports Med
December 2015
Biomedical Research Unit, Clínica CEMTRO. Madrid, Spain.
On the 21st of March, 2015, experts met at Clínica CEMTRO in Madrid, Spain, under the patronage of The Spanish Society for Sports Traumatology (SETRADE), The Spanish Federation of Sports Medicine (FEMEDE), The Spanish Association of Medical Services for Football Clubs (AEMEF), and The Spanish Association of Medical Services for Basketball Clubs (AEMB) with the aim of establishing a round table that would allow specialists to consider the most appropriate current general actions to be taken when treating muscle tears in sport, based on proven scientific data described in the medical literature. Each expert received a questionnaire prior to the aforementioned meeting comprising a set of questions concerning therapeutic indications generally applied in the different stages present during muscle repair. The present Consensus Document is the result of the answers to the questionnaire and resulting discussion and consensus over which are the best current indications in the treatment of muscle tears in sport.
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