Possibilities of hyperuricemia correction in acute decompensation of heart failure by Laura H. Sarieva, Svetlana N. Nasonova, Marina D. Muksinova, Igor V. Zhirov, Sergey N. Tereshchenko

“…The results of standard therapy of HF with diuretic therapy in combination with xanthine oxidase inhibitor – allopurinol in the starting dose of 50 mg in 36 patients with ADHF of functional class II–IV, hyperuricemia, reduced renal filtration function calculated by the CKD-EPI formula are presented. …”
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Allopurinol in the complex therapy of acute decompensation of heart failure by Laura H. Sarieva, Marina D. Muksinova, Svetlana N. Nasonova, Igor V. Zhirov, Sergey N. Tereshchenko

“…Materials and methods. We present the results of a 6-month follow-up for 72 patients with ADHF, hyperuricemia, and reduced filtration function of the kidneys, calculated using the CKD-EPI formula, divided equally into two groups: group 1 received standard of care for HF combined with a xanthine oxidase inhibitor – allopurinol, and group 2 received standard of care only. …”
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Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by Andrew K. Roy, Jerome Garot, Antoinette Neylon, Marco Spaziano, Fadi J. Sawaya, Thierry Lefèvre

“…Progressive dyspnea and hypoxaemia in the subacute phase after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) are uncommon and warrant immediate assessment of valve and prosthesis leaflet function to exclude thrombosis, as well as investigation for other causes related to the procedure, such as left ventricular dysfunction, pulmonary embolism, and respiratory sepsis. …”
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Genetic deletion of the sodium phosphate cotransporter NaPi2a ameliorates heart failure in mice by Hiroko Yamauchi-Sawada, Tomoharu Ida, Masashi Nakamura, Minato Umehara, Natsuko Okuno-Ozeki, Itaru Nakamura, Yayoi Matoba, Atsushi Minamida, Yasuto Sunahara, Tomohiro Nakata, Kunihiro Nakai, Aya Yagi-Tomita, Noriko Uehara-Watanabe, Noriyuki Yamashita, Yuhei Kirita, Keiichi Tamagaki, Benjamin D. Humphreys, Satoaki Matoba, Tetsuro Kusaba

“…Sodium-phosphate co-transporter 2a (NaPi2a) is predominantly expressed in the apical membrane of proximal tubular epithelia and functions to reabsorb filtered phosphate and sodium. …”
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Frailty determinants in heart failure: Inflammatory markers, cognitive impairment and psychosocial interaction by Marta Wleklik, Christopher S. Lee, Łukasz Lewandowski, Michał Czapla, Maria Jędrzejczyk, Heba Aldossary, Izabella Uchmanowicz

“…Frailty was assessed using Fried phenotype criteria. Cognitive function, depression and nutritional status were evaluated using validated instruments [Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE), Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9) and Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)]. …”
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