Efficacy of tolvaptan for chronic heart failure: Study protocol for a systematic review of randomized controlled trial

Aquaporins and diseases pathogenesis: From trivial to undeniable involvements, a disease-based point of view

Aquaporins (AQPs), as transmembrane proteins, were primarily identified as water channels with the ability of regulating the transmission of water, glycerol, urea, and other small-sized molecules. The classic view of AQPs involvement in therapeutic plan restricted them and their regulators into managing only a narrow spectrum of the diseases such as diabetes insipidus and the syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion. However, further investigations performed, especially in the third millennium, has found that their cooperation in water transmission control can be manipulated to handle other burden-imposing diseases such as cirrhosis, heart failure, Meniere's disease, cancer, bullous pemphigoid, eczema, and Sjögren's syndrome.

Effects of high-quality nursing care on psychological outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure

BACKGROUND

This study will assess the effects of high quality nursing care (HQNC) on psychological outcomes (PCO) in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).

METHODS

We will carry out a through search in 7 databases: PUBMED, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, WANGFANG, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. Eligibility criteria will be randomized controlled trials on assessing effects of HQNC on PCO in patients with CHF. Cochrane risk of bias evaluation will be utilized for methodological quality.

RESULTS

This proposed study will summarize a rational synthesis of current evidence for HQNC on PCO in patients with CHF.

CONCLUSION

The results of this study will provide convinced evidence for judging the effects of HQNC on PCO in patients with CHF.