Clinical findings remain paramount

ALDO-DHF & Paramount

1. ALDO-DHF STUDY – A NEW INDICATION FOR AN OLD DRUG? Results of the ALDOsterone receptor blockade in Diastolic Heart Failure (ALDO-DHF) were recently presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting in Munich [1]. The multicenter, double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled phase IIb mechanistic study was conducted to test the hypothesis that 12 months treatment with spironolacton...

Wireless – Paramount in Cargo Security

Cargo crime is steadily on the rise. An industry estimate states that losses from cargo, in storage or in transit surpasses $ 3050 billion per year, globally. Law enforcement officials in the US state that $ 12 million plus worth of goods are stolen from factory floors, warehouse shelves or in transit, each year (1998). With all this and more, is the cargo transportation industry turning a deaf...

Clinical, Histopathological and Immunofluorescent Findings of IgA Nephropathy

Background: IgA nephropathy, a prevalent disease in Asia, is considered the main cause of end stage renal disease among primary glomerular disease. Objective: To determine the frequency of different clinical, histopathological and immunofluorescent characteristics of IgA nephropathy. Methods: Renal biopsies of 376 patients were received for immunofluorescent and for histopathological studies. B...

Comment on: Clinical, Histopathological and Immunofluorescent Findings of IgA Nephropathy

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, CLINICAL AND ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC FINDINGS IN CHILDHOOD GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME

In order to identify the clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of childhood Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in East Azarbaijan province, clinical and electrophysiological data on 40 consecutive children with GBS, admitted to Tabriz Children's Medical Center from March 21st 1999 to March 20th 2002, were analyzed. All patients received intravenous immunoglobulin, 400 mg /kg/ day fo...