Background Although unilateral primary aldosteronism is the most common surgically
correctable cause of hypertension, no standard criteria exist to classify surgical outcomes. We …

Hypertension Canada provides annually updated, evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis,
assessment, prevention, and treatment of hypertension in adults and children. This year, …

Hypertension Canada provides annually updated, evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis,
assessment, prevention, and treatment of hypertension. This year, we introduce 10 new …

Methods We systematically searched the MEDLINE database, for the period 1996 to June
30, 2008, and the Cochrane Library using the terms “vitamin D,”“vitamin D deficiency,”“25-…

Context: In patients who seek surgical cure of primary aldosteronism (PA), The Endocrine
Society Guidelines recommend the use of adrenal vein sampling (AVS), which is invasive, …

Potassium disorders are common in patients with kidney disease, particularly in patients with
tubular disorders and low glomerular filtration rate. A multidisciplinary group of researchers …

In aged mice the population of mature peripheral B cells is maintained despite a severalfold
decrease in the population of bone marrow B cell progenitors. The analysis of the rate of …

Background Portion size is an important determinant of energy intake. To our knowledge,
no randomized controlled trial has evaluated the efficacy of portion control tools to induce …

We sought to measure the clinical benefits of adrenal venous sampling (AVS), a test
recommended by guidelines for primary aldosteronism (PA) patients seeking surgical cure, in a …

The purpose of this study was to compare the physical activity levels of physical therapists
using five activity questionnaires and one electronic motion sensor (Caltrac). Thirty-three …