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Preeclampsia is a multisystem disorder that complicates 3-5% of pregnancies and remains a major cause of maternal, fetal, and neonatal morbidity and mortality.(1)
Preeclampsia is characterized by the development of new onset hypertension (HTN) and the establishment of proteinuria. Other signs and
BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION The occurrence of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) radically changes the prognosis of cirrhotic patients, particularly those awaiting liver transplantation. If this happens, it occurs in about 8-10% / year in patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation. Some
Background The majority of patients reaching end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and dialysis have vascular calcifications. Those vascular calcifications tend to increase mortality in this specific population. It has been shown that high scores of vascular calcifications in a healthy patient with no
General Context Chronic Kidney Patients (CKD) live a sedentary life. Sedentarity and Sarcopenia worsen during the evolution of CKD with numerous cardiovascular diseases, infectious and other comorbidities. Inactivity may activate and amplify the inflammatory process, hypercoagulability,
1. Background and Rationale:
Vitamin K antagonists have been the standard anticoagulant treatment for decades, despite their unpredictable pharmacology and their slow onset and offset of action, requiring frequent monitoring and bridging with low molecular weight heparins (LMWH), and resulting in a
There is now a global epidemic of diabetes and obesity affecting more than 300 million people worldwide with Asia in the forefront. In Hong Kong, diabetes affects more than 10% of the population. Patients with diabetes have a 12-25% lifetime risk of developing a foot ulcer. These silent conditions
INTRODUCTION
Cigarette smoking harms nearly every system of the human body, thus causing a broad range of diseases, many of which are fatal. In particular, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most important cause of death in those who smoke (1). Both diabetes mellitus and cigarette smoking are
Rationale/Background: This pilot study is a prospective cohort analysis of two methods currently available at our institution for the determination of fetal lung maturity (FLM) using amniotic fluid. The investigators wish to explore a cost and time savings potential between these two available