Emergency interventions for hyperkalaemia

BA Mahoney, WAD Smith, D Lo, K Tsoi… - Cochrane database …, 2005 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Hyperkalaemia occurs in outpatients and in between 1% and 10% of hospitalised
patients. When severe, consequences include arrhythmia and death. Objectives To …

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and risk of upper GI bleeding: confusion or confounding?

Y Yuan, K Tsoi, RH Hunt - The American journal of medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) represent a relatively new
class of antidepressants. Several studies have reported bleeding disorders associated with …

Synergistic inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell migration by phosphodiesterase 3 and phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors

D Palmer, K Tsoi, DH Maurice - Circulation research, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) hydrolyze cAMP or cGMP and terminate their
signaling. Two important families of PDEs that regulate cAMP signaling in cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular epidemiology and clinical characteristics of hepatitis D virus infection in Canada

…, E Tam, C Cooper, A Ramji, M Ma, C Nudo, K Tsoi… - JHEP Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Background & Aims HDV affects 4.5–13% of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients globally, yet
the prevalence of HDV infection in Canada is unknown. To investigate the prevalence, …

Effectiveness and renal safety of tenofovir alafenamide fumarate among chronic hepatitis B patients: real‐world study

…, A Ramji, B Conway, C Cooper, K Tsoi… - Journal of Viral …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (TAF) has high plasma stability resulting in fewer renal
adverse events compared to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) …

Epidemiologic and clinical features of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in 8 Canadian provinces: a descriptive study by the Canadian HBV Network

…, A Wong, S Ukabam, RJ Bailey, K Tsoi… - … Open Access Journal, 2019 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Published Canadian epidemiologic data on hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection
include single-centre studies or are focused on Indigenous populations. We performed a study …

Should albumin be used in all patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis?

N Narula, K Tsoi, JK Marshall - Canadian Journal of …, 2011 - hindawi.com
Patients with cirrhosis who develop spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) have been
reported to experience a high incidence of renal impairment and mortality. Renal dysfunction is …

Efficacy and safety of a two‐drug direct‐acting antiviral agent regimen ruzasvir 180 mg and uprifosbuvir 450 mg for 12 weeks in adults with chronic hepatitis C virus …

…, S Borgia, B Conway, J Feld, K Tsoi… - Journal of Viral …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Ruzasvir ( MK ‐8408, an NS 5A inhibitor) and uprifosbuvir ( MK ‐3682, a nonstructural protein
5B nucleotide inhibitor) are highly potent direct‐acting antiviral agents for the treatment of …

The benefit of fentanyl in effective sedation and quality of upper endoscopy: a double-blinded randomized trial of fentanyl added to midazolam versus midazolam …

…, SC Ganguli, S Jalali, R Spaziani, K Tsoi… - Journal of the …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aims Our goals were to compare the effect of adding fentanyl to midazolam in a double-blinded,
randomized, placebo-controlled trial and determine if fentanyl enhances sedation, …

Subaortic stenosis: at risk substrates and treatment strategies

G Van Arsdell, K Tsoi - Cardiology clinics, 2002 - cardiology.theclinics.com
Subaortic stenosis is typically thought to be a simple disease—resect the subaortic membrane
and the patient is cured. While many patients indeed are ‘‘cured’’by a surgical procedure, …