Impact of Serum Uric Acid Levels on Outcomes following Renal Artery Revascularization in Patients with Renovascular Disease by Xiao-jun Chen, Alfonso Eirin, Garvan C. Kane, Sanjay Misra, Stephen C. Textor, Amir Lerman, Lilach O. Lerman

“…Compared to patients with normal basal SUA levels (≤5.7 mg/dl), patients with very high SUA (≥8.7 mg/dl) had lower baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), more extensive use of antihypertensive and diuretic drugs, increased baseline systolic blood pressure (SBP), and elevated left ventricular mass index. …”
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The Relation of Coffee Consumption to Serum Uric Acid in Japanese Men and Women Aged 49–76 Years by Ngoc Minh Pham, Daigo Yoshida, Makiko Morita, Guang Yin, Kengo Toyomura, Keizo Ohnaka, Ryoichi Takayanagi, Suminori Kono

“…Study subjects were derived from the baseline survey of a cohort study on lifestyle-related diseases, and included 11.662 men and women aged 49–76 years; excluded were those with medication for gout and hyperuricemia, use of diuretic drugs, and medical care for cancer or chronic kidney disease. …”
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Antinociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Teucrium persicum Boiss. Extract in Mice by Abdolhossein Miri, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Kaveh Tabrizian, Ali Akbar Nasiri

“…Therapeutic properties of Teucrium species as antioxidant, antibacterial, analgesic, anticancer, diuretic, and tonic compounds have been proved earlier. …”
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Spermatogenesis of male catfish Clarias sp. fed diet supplemeted with purwoceng extract by Poppy Dea Bertha, Muhammad Zairin Junior, Dinar Tri Soelistyowati

“…ABSTRACT   Purwoceng Pimpinella alpina Molk has been a commercial medicinal plant that their root could be used as aphrodisiac, diuretic, and body fit enhancer. This research was performed to evaluated the effect of purwoceng on spermatogenesis of the male catfish Clarias sp. consisted of testis weight, gonado somatic index (GSI), and spermatocrite levels. …”
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Dasatinib-Induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treated with Upfront Combination Therapy by Makoto Nishimori, Tomoyuki Honjo, Kenji Kaihotsu, Naohiko Sone, Sachiko Yoshikawa, Junichi Imanishi, Kazuhiko Nakayama, Noriaki Emoto, Masanori Iwahashi

“…Despite discontinuation of dasatinib and intravenous administration of diuretic for two weeks, World Health Organization (WHO) functional class was still II and mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) was high at 37 mmHg. …”
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A Comparative Study on: the Aspects of Imagination in the Text and Paintings of Nezami’s Khosrow and Shirin (Based on Gilbert Durand Hypothesis) by Farimah Pourmand, Bita Mesbah

“…The Diurnal Order is characterized as diuretic, whereas the Nocturnal Order is to be found two subgroupings: the synthetic and the mystical. …”
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Influence of pH modifiers on the dissolution and stability of hydrochlorothiazide in the bi- and three-layer tablets by Blatnik Sandra Urek, Dreu Rok, Srčič Stanko

“…Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), as a model drug, is most commonly used in the treatment of hypertension, congestive heart failure and as a diuretic. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of the local environment on dissolution and stability behaviour of HCTZ in fixed multilayered tablet combinations, which are commonly used in polypharmacy. …”
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Anti-inflammatory effect of Plantago asiatica crude extract in rat gout arthritis model by Bingjun Qian, Jun Hu, Li Dai, Yue Zhou, Haixia Xu

“…., a perennial herb in the family Plantaginaceae, has been shown to impart several pharmacologic activities, including anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and diuretic effects. In the study here, the anti-gout(y) arthritis (GA) effects of a crude extract from P. asiatica L. …”
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Regulation of Dopamine Uptake by Vasoactive Peptides in the Kidney by N. L. Rukavina Mikusic, N. M. Kouyoumdzian, E. Rouvier, M. M. Gironacci, J. E. Toblli, B. E. Fernández, M. R. Choi

“…By increasing dopamine bioavailability in tubular cells, Ang-(1-7) enhances Na+, K+-ATPase activity inhibition, contributing to its natriuretic and diuretic effects.…”
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Hypochloraemia and 30 day readmission rate in patients with acute decompensated heart failure by Roman Marchenko, Adam Sigal, Thomas E. Wasser, Jessica Reyer, Jared Green, Christopher Mercogliano, Muhammad Sohail Khan, Anthony A. Donato

“…This association persisted in multivariate analysis when controlling for serum sodium, weight loss, diuretic dose, adjunct thiazide use, serum blood urea nitrogen, and BNP levels (OR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.02–1.77, P = 0.033); however, the predictive value of the overall model was low (Naglkerke R2 = 0.040). …”
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Nursing management for a patient with erysipelas infection leads to sepsis combined with multiple organ dysfunction syndromes (1例丹毒感染致脓毒症合并多功能脏器衰竭患者的护理体会)... by ZHOU Jie (周洁), REN Yaxing (任亚星), TANG Ling (唐玲), LI Ye (李野), ZHANG Jing (张敬), ZHANG Tingting (张婷婷), LIU Huan (刘欢), LI Shuo (李硕), GAO Chunli (高春利), DONG Ying (董樱)

“…A comprehensive treatment including anti-infective therapy, diuretic treatment, cardiac medication and circulation function treatment and related nursing management was carried out. …”
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Genome Sequencing Providing Molecular Evidence of Tetrapolar Mating System and Heterothallic Life Cycle for Edible and Medicinal Mushroom <i>Polyporus umbellatus</i> Fr. by Shoujian Li, Youyan Liu, Liu Liu, Bing Li, Shunxing Guo

“…<i>Polyporus umbellatus</i> is a species whose sclerotia have been extensively employed in traditional Chinese medicine, which has diuretic, antitumor, anticancer, and immune system enhancement properties. …”
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Treatment and prescribing trends of antihypertensive drugs in 2.7 million UK primary care patients over 31 years: a population-based cohort study by Tibor Schuster, Laurent Azoulay, Julie Rouette, Emily G. McDonald, James M. Brophy

“…The prevalence of primary care patients with antihypertensive drug prescriptions increased from 7.8% (1988) to 21.9% (2018) and was observed for all major classes except thiazide diuretics. Patients with hypertension initiated thiazide diuretics (36.8%) and beta-blockers (23.6%) as first-line drugs before 2007, and ACE inhibitors (39.9%) and CCBs (31.8%) after 2007. …”
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Importance of early use of tolvaptan in hyponatremic acutely decompensated heart failure patients, a retrospective study by Rarsari Soerarso, Emir Yonas, Silfi Pauline Sirait, Dian Yaniarti Hasanah, Sunu Budhi Raharjo, Bambang Budi Siswanto, Maarten J. Cramer, Pim van der Harst, Marish I. F. J. Oerlemans

“…Fluid-overloaded heart failure patients are commonly treated with loop diuretics, acutely decompensated heart failure patients tend to be less responsive to conventional oral doses of a loop diuretic, while other different diuretics could work in different part of nephron circulation system. …”
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Comparison of In Vitro Biotransformation of Olive Polyphenols Between Healthy Young and Elderly by Stef Lauwers, Anne-Sophie Weyns, Annelies Breynaert, Tim Van Rillaer, Valerie Van Huynegem, Erik Fransen, Wout Bittremieux, Sarah Lebeer, Emmy Tuenter, Nina Hermans

“…Extracts prepared from olive leaves are associated with hypoglycemic, hypotensive, diuretic, and antiseptic properties. Upon ingestion, a substantial fraction of these polyphenols reaches the colon where they undergo extensive metabolism by the gut microbiota. …”
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Risk factors for renal insufficiency and survival implications after radical nephrectomy and thrombectomy in renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus: a systematic review by Zhigao Huang, Zhuo Liu, Lin Zhuo, Xin Ma, Zhenbin Jiang, Kewei Chen, Jiyuan Chen, Yuxuan Li, Guoliang Wang, Xiaojun Tian, Hongxian Zhang, Lei Liu, Lulin Ma, Kai Hong, Shudong Zhang

“…Necessary managements like supplying blood volume, diuretic therapy and renal replacement therapy should be applied. …”
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Renal Dysfunction among Ghanaians Living with Clinically Diagnosed Hypertension in the Asutifi-South District: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study at the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Hw... by Sylvester Yao Lokpo, James Osei-Yeboah, William K. B. A. Owiredu, Francis Abeku Ussher, Verner Ndudiri Orish, Felix Gadzeto, Paul Ntiamoah, Felix Botchway, Ivan Muanah, Romeo Asumbasiya Aduko

“…Femininity, older age, disease comorbidity with diabetes, Thiazide diuretic and AR Blocker usage, and increasing duration of medication accounted for higher kidney dysfunction. …”
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Acute kidney injury recovery status predicts mortality and cardiorenal outcomes in patients admitted with acute decompensated heart failure by Kavitha Muthiah, Christopher Hayward, James Chong, Kirsty Pringle, Shehane Mahendran, Albert Vien, Sumita Barua, Sanjay Chavali, David Makarious, Phillip Lo

“…Elevated baseline uAGT levels, chronic beta-blocker and thiazide diuretic therapy, and lack of RAS blocker prescription at recruitment were associated with ongoing AKI. …”
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Determinants and impact of calcium oxalate crystal deposition on renal outcomes in acute kidney injury patients by Weiwei Yang, Tao Zhao, Xuejing Chen, Suxia Wang, Yu Wang, Tao Su

“…We analyzed how these factors relate to CaOx severity and their impact on renal recovery (eGFR < 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 at 3-month follow-up).Results CaOx crystal deposition was found in 3.9% of the AKI cohort (32 cases), with 72% due to nephrotoxic medication-induced tubulointerstitial nephritis. Diuretic use, higher urinary oxalate-to-citrate ratio induced by hypocitraturia, and tubular calcification index were significant contributors to moderate and/or severe CaOx deposition. …”
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Relationship between alcohol use and overactive bladder disease: a cross-sectional study of the NHANES 2005–2016 by Yixin Zhang, Weijun Qin

“…BackgroundOveractive bladder syndrome (OAB) is a prevalent urological condition which has a substantial impact on the life quality of affected individuals, resulting in restrictions in daily activities and work productivity. Alcohol is a diuretic, which means that it increases urine production and can potentially worsen urinary urgency and frequency. …”
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