J Formos Med Assoc
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Aging is inevitable in life. It is defined as impaired adaptive capacity to environmental or internal stresses with growing rates of disease and death. Aging is also an important risk factor for various kidney diseases such as acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. ⋯ These changes can also be observed in many other different types of renal injury. Recent studies suggested that young blood may rejuvenate aged organs, including the kidneys. In order to develop new therapeutic strategies for renal aging, the mechanisms underlying renal aging and by which young blood can halt or reverse aging process warrants further study.
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COVID-19 pneumonia presented with certain characteristic chest CT imaging features, which are helpful to the radiologist in the early detection and diagnosis of this emerging global health emergency. In this report, we present chest CT findings from five patients with COVID-19. Except for one case with normal lung appearance, all the other four cases had certain characteristics, including ground-glass opacity (GGO), consolidation and atoll sign. The lesions were mainly distributed in the peripheral portion of lung.
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This study aimed to determine the potential effects of angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), von Willebrand factor (vWF), and extravascular lung water index (EVLWI) on the risk of mortality in sepsis patients with concomitant acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). ⋯ The study findings indicate that Ang-2 levels and EVLWI at 24 h and 48 h after admission are significantly associated with the risk of mortality.