Effect of Finerenone on Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes

On Oct 27, 2020 By aledopressIn Endocrinology, Nephrology

Finerenone, a nonsteroidal, selective mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, reduced albuminuria in short-term trials involving patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes. However, its long-term effects on kidney and cardiovascular outcomes are unknown. ..During a median follow-up of 2.6 years, a primary outcome event occurred in 504 of 2833 patients (17.8%) in the finerenone …

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#Acupuncture of different treatment frequencies in knee #osteoarthritis: a pilot randomised controlled trial

On Oct 27, 2020 By aledopressIn Orthopedy, Pain

This 16-week randomised controlled trial (8-week treatment followed by 8-week follow-up) evaluated the symptomatic improvement in patients with knee osteoarthritis on 3 sessions per week of acupuncture (TSWA) compared to 1 session per week of acupuncture (OSWA). Sixty participants were randomised to either the TSWA or the OSWA group in a 1:1 ratio. The primary …

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