Michael Joannidis

TL;DR: The Clinical Practice Guideline on the diagnostic approach and treatment of hyponatraemia is developed as a joint venture of three societies representing specialists with a natural interest in hyponatonemia to obtain a common and holistic view.

TL;DR: The data indicate that MARS is an effective therapeutic option for patients with intractable cholestatic pruritus, and follow-up in 3 cases showed sustained improvement ofPruritus lasting for more than 3 months.

TL;DR: In ischemic ARF produced by 45 min of renal artery clamping a steep increase of MDA was found in the renal venous effluent immediately after starting reperfusion, which would well explain cellular damage and some aspects of renal dysfunction associated with the initiation phase of ARF.

TL;DR: Data demonstrate that, in contrast to the acute phase reactant interleukin-6, plasma levels procalcitonin are not significantly elevated during uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction, which may support the role of procalCitonin measurements in the differential diagnosis of infectious and cardiovascular complications after major surgery.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors measured plasma levels of troponin T after electrical cardioversion in 33 nonselected patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter and found that significant myocardial cell injury by shocks in the usual dosage is unlikely to occur.