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The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of oral (PO) versus enteral nutrition (EN) medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) containing-formula to prevent malnutrition and growth impairment in infants with biliary atresia (BA) waiting for a liver transplant.
METHODS
A total of 15
BACKGROUND
A decrease in plasma lipids occurs during severe sepsis and has prognostic implications in critical illness. Whether lipids have prognostic implications or could help to differentiate community-acquired pneumonia from other lower respiratory tract infections remains unknown.
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Purpose of review: To revise the clinical evidence supporting the use of volanesorsen as new lipid-lowering drug and to assess the efficacy and safety of volanesorsen (ISIS 304801) through a systematic review of the literature and a meta-analysis of the available
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The aim of these studies was to assess the long-term tolerability and effects on lipids of ezetimibe coadministered with pravastatin or simvastatin during treatment of hypercholesterolemic patients.
METHODS
Two separate 12-month, open-label extension studies enrolled patients who had
Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety profile of alirocumab (PCSK9 inhibitor) versus ezetimibe on top of maximally tolerated statin dose in high cardiovascular risk Chinese patients with hyperlipidemia. Methods: The ODYSSEY EAST study was a randomized, double-blinded, double
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Insulin resistance is associated with abnormalities in lipid and glucose metabolism, which are major components of metabolic syndrome and risk factors for vascular disease. This study examined the effect of tesaglitazar (Galida), a novel, dual-acting peroxisome proliferator-activated
BACKGROUND
At present, there is a lack of safe and effective drugs for nephrotic syndrome (NS). Huangqi type formulations have been used to treat nephrotic syndrome for years in China, however the effects and safety of these formulations have not been systematically reviewed.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the
BACKGROUND
Most published studies on the use of lipid-lowering agents to treat hypercholesterolemia have focused on Western populations, with few data on Asian populations.
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The Simvastatin Treats Asians to Target (STATT) study used a titrate-to-goal protocol to evaluate the efficacy and
A total of 930 patients have been evaluated for safety in a programme of clinical trials for lisinopril-hydrochlorothiazide combination treatment. Combination therapy with these two agents is generally well tolerated. In clinical trials, adverse experiences in patients treated with a
The role of preceding infection as a risk factor for ischaemic stroke was investigated in a case-control study of 54 consecutive patients under 50 years of age with brain infarction and 54 randomly selected controls from the community matched for sex and age. Information about previous illnesses,
Fasting serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, other lipid concentrations and related characteristics have been measured in 87% of 261 residents aged over 5 years on the small isolated island of Salt Cay, Turks and Caicos Isles. Only one subject, a hypertensive woman, had a major
Objectives To investigate the clinical and genetic characteristics of children with glycogen storage disease type IIIa (GSD IIIa) and to explore the muscle involvement and manifestations of GSD IIIa patients. Methods The clinical data of 11 patients with GSD IIIa diagnosed by genetic testing from
The effect of a Pneumo 23 vaccine against pneumococcal infection (n = 72; Subgroup 1) in combination with a Grippol vaccine against influenza infection (n = 28; Subgroup 2) was studied in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes on insulin therapy. A control group consisted of 30 unvaccinated
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been recognized an important insult of acute or acute-on-chronic liver failure (A(C)LF). This study aimed to identify the incidence, predictors and outcomes of A(C)LF in patients with hepatitis E.All patients diagnosed OBJECTIVE
To assess the clinical safety and efficacy of rosiglitazone maleate in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
METHODS
A multi-center, open-label and 12-week duration study comprising of three cohorts, rosiglitazone maleate mono-therapy, rosiglitazone maleate plus