the result being an increase in blood volume. Perhaps the adaptation would lead to increased stroke volume from increased venous return, but that is not conjectured. However, at equilibrium, one would
Before and at the 5th day of each treatment period, fasting blood samples were drawn. Aliquots of EDTA and heparin plasma were separated and stored at −80 °C until analyses. CKD was defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of less than 60 ml/min/1.73 mq, based on ...
In patients with MPM and a high concentration of soluble cytokines, survival is worse, irrespective of histology and performance status, meaning that other commonly identified factors affect the outcome in these patients; the pleural fluid/blood BNP ratio could serve as one [21]. Although a ...