Olmesartan is More Effective Than Other Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists in Reducing Proteinuria in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Other Than Diabetic Nephropathy

Olmesartan is More Effective Than Other Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists in Reducing Proteinuria in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Other Than Diabetic Nephropathy☆

BACKGROUND Angiotensin II receptor antagonists (ARBs) have a protective effect in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) by suppressing progression, possibly by controlling hypertension. One marker of progression in such patients is the degree of proteinuria. OBJECTIVE We aimed to retrospectively examine the protective effect of ARBs (olmesartan, losartan, candesartan, and valsartan) on C...

Blockers of Angiotensin Other Than Olmesartan in Patients With Villous Atrophy: A Nationwide Case-Control Study.

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between the previous use of nonolmesartan angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) or any angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) and subsequent villous atrophy (VA) in patients with small-intestinal VA as compared with general population-matched controls. PATIENTS AND METHODS A case-control study was used to link nationwide histopathology data on 2933 ...

Is cognitive–behavioral therapy more effective than other therapies?

Chronic kidney disease is associated with a higher 90-day mortality than other chronic medical conditions in patients with sepsis

According to previous studies, the clinical course of sepsis could be affected by preexisting medical conditions, which are very common among patients with sepsis. This observational study aimed at investigating whether common chronic medical conditions affect the 90-day mortality risk in adult Caucasian patients with sepsis. A total of 482 patients with sepsis were enrolled in this study. The ...

Is online exercise at home more effective than hydrotherapy and physiotherapy in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain? A randomized clinical trial

Abstract Purpose: Many non-pharmaceutical methods have been proposed for the treatment of non-specific chronic low back pain (NCLBP), including Online Exercise at Home (OEH), Hydrotherapy, and Physiotherapy approaches that have shown significant effects. Nevertheless, there are ambiguities in choosing the best option. Therefore, the present study was designed to compare these methods. Methods...