... Abstract IgA nephropathy (IgAN), the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis progressing to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), has been regarded as an incurable disease. However, in recent years, it has been demonstrated that combined tonsillectomy with steroid pulse (TS) therapy...

... Abstract Tonsillectomy combined with steroid pulse therapy has been a popular approach to treating IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in Japan for several years. However, little is understood about how such combined therapy affects the clinical course of IgAN. We therefore compared the effects...

... Abstract IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common chronic kidney disease in Japan, but theoptimum treatment remains controversial. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of tonsillectomyand corticosteroid therapy combined with methylprednisone pulse therapy inpatients at our hospital who had...

... Abstract Central pulse pressure is more likely to reflect the haemodynamic conditions towhich the heart and coronary arteries are subjected than is peripheral pulse. We reviewedthe data currently available on the correlations between central pulse pressure and boththe presence and extent...

... Abstract Brachial pulse pressure (PP) is an established risk marker for cardiovascular disease.PP is largely determined by the stroke volume in young subjects, although the progressiveamplification of pulse wave from central to peripheral arteries could make brachial PPnot representative...

... between pulse pressure, cardiovascular risk factors andatherosclerosis. Epidemiological studies have shown positive correlations between pulsepressure and smoking or glucose metabolism impairment. More controversial data havebeen reported on the relation between blood lipids and large artery stiffness...

... Abstract Recent studies have reported positive associations between pulse pressure (PP) andmarkers of inflammation. These studies are intriguing because they suggest that elevationsin PP could induce an inflammatory state and thereby increase the risk of inflammation-related diseases...

... Abstract Etliche Arterien verlaufen in geringer Distanz zur Körperoberfläche. Ihre Pulse können wichtige Informationen über die allgemeinen und lokalen Kreislaufverhältnisse vermitteln. ...