A Comparison of the Effects of Amlodipine and Hydrochlorothiazide Monotherapy on Lipid Metabolism in Hypertensive Nigerians with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Godfrey BS Iyalomhe, Eric KI Omogbai, Ambrose O Isah, Osigbemhe OB Iyalomhe, Folorunso L Dada and Sarah I Iyalomhe

Background: Although the association between antihypertensive therapy and lipid profiles is well established, there are very limited reports regarding the same in hypertensive N..Voir plus»

18bp Fragment Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Gene with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 and Diabetic Retinopathy Patients of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan

Sanam Zeib Khan, Rozeena Shaikh, Muhammad Azhar, Abdul Wali and Jamil Ahmad

Background: An important candidate gene for diabetic retinopathy (DR) is vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The VEGF gene is extremely polymorphic...Voir plus»

Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, as Assessed by Fecal Elastase-1 Levels, in Diabetic Patients: An Estimate of Prevalence in Prospective Studies

Angelo Andriulli, Antonio Massimo Ippolito, Virginia Festa, Maria Rosa Valvano, Antonio Merla, Fabrizio Bossa, Grazia Niro, Grazia Napolitano, Luigi Benini and Italo Vantini

Objective: To assess the prevalence of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) inpatients with diabetes mellitus (DM).

Design: Meta-a..Voir plus»

Multiple Myeloma and Diabetes

Mira Zantout

Multiple myeloma may be a malignant lymph cell disorder that accounts for about 100% of all medicine cancers. It’s characterised by accumulation of organism plasma cells, ..Voir plus»

Newly-Diagnosed Disturbed Glucose Metabolism is Associated with Atherosclerosis in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack or Ischemic Stroke

Susanne Fonville, Anouk C van Dijk, Taihra Zadi, Evita G van den Herik, Hester F Lingsma, Peter J Koudstaal, Aad van der Lugt and Heleen M. den Hertog

Objective: Newly-diagnosed disturbed glucose metabolism is highly prevalent in non-diabetic patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke, an..Voir plus»

Infra Mammary Approach for Major Duct Excision in the Management of Multiple Duct Ectasia: Our First Steps

Ayman Aly Reda ,Tamer M Said *,Sherif Mourad

Objective: Worldwide, classical Hadfield’s operation is recognized as the main surgical procedure for MDE. However, this operation can suffer from certain complications such ..Voir plus»