Chandar Abboy

Correlations of plasma renin activity and aldosterone concentration with ambulatory blood pressure responses to nebivolol and valsartan, alone and in combination, in hypertension

Thomas D. Giles, George L. Bakris, Suzanne Oparil, Michael A. Weber et autres

After demonstration of the antihypertensive efficacy of the combination of the beta-blocker nebivolol and the angiotensin receptor blocker valsartan in an 8-week, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (N = 4161), we now report the effects of this treatment on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in a …

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Unsure Benefits of eNO to Manage Asthma

Chandar Abboy, Peter Spiegler

Synopsis: The measurement of exhaled nitric oxide, when used in addition to current treatment guidelines for asthma, can result in the use of higher doses of medication without any measurable benefit. Source: Szefler SJ, Mitchell H, Sorkness CA, et al. Management of …

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Chandar Abboy, Shalinee Chawla

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To Scope or Not To Scope: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Chandar Abboy, Peter Spiegler

Synopsis: The addition of bronchoscopy in the management of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) does not have any beneficial effect on clinical outcomes. Source: The Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. A randomized trial of diagnostic techniques for ventilator-associated pneumonia. N Engl J …