Over the past decade, uterine artery embolization (UAE) has become a popular alternative treatment for women with symptomatic fibroids who desire uterine preservation and/or the avoidance of surgical intervention. In this article, the history of UAE, preprocedure patient evaluation and patient selection, procedure technique, and expected UAE outcomes are reviewed.

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the correlation between serum copeptin and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and to investigate the role of serum copeptin in the diagnosis of early DN in T2DM patients. METHODS 120 T2DM inpatients were recruited and divided into 2 groups according to 24-h urine albumin excretion (UAE): normal UAE group (UAE<...

The Dahl salt-sensitive hypertensive (S) rat develops albuminuria early in life even on a low-salt diet. In contrast, the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) is highly resistant to developing albuminuria despite elevated BP. An F(1) hybrid of S and SHR showed a low urinary albumin excretion (UAE) and low urinary protein excretion (UPE) similar to SHR, i.e., SHR was dominant. A genetic analysis...

Yi, Fu-Xian, Ronald R. Magness, and Ian M. Bird. Simultaneous imaging of [Ca ]i and intracellular NO production in freshly isolated uterine artery endothelial cells: effects of ovarian cycle and pregnancy. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R140– R148, 2005. First published August 5, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpregu. 00302.2004.—Pregnancy and the follicular phase of the ovarian cycle show ele...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of prophylactic uterine artery embolization (UAE) before obstetrical procedures with high risk for massive bleeding. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review of 29 female patients who underwent prophylactic UAE from June 2009 to February 2014 was performed. Indications for prophylactic UAE were as follows: dilatation and curettage (D&C) associ...

Although it is widely accepted that uterine artery embolization (UAE) is an effective therapeutic strategy for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), no consensus has been reached regarding the efficacy of UAE in patients with PPH with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). This single-center retrospective cohort study included patients treated with UAE using NBCA for PPH between 2010 and 2015. Th...

We examined the association between urine albumin excretion (UAE) and common and internal carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT), end-diastolic left ventricular (LV) mass, and coronary artery calcification (CAC) scores using data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), a population-based study of 6814 adults aged 45 to 85 years without clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD). ...

Screening for albuminuria has been advocated because it is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and all-cause mortality. The "gold standard" to assess albuminuria is 24-hour urinary albumin excretion (UAE). Because 24-hour urine collection is cumbersome, guidelines suggest measuring albuminuria in a first morning void, either as urinary albumin concentration (UAC) or adjusted for creatinine...

BACKGROUND Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of severe maternal morbidity and death. A prompt management of uterine artery embolization (UAE) is important for a good outcome. UAE is generally accepted to be a safe and reliable procedure. OBJECTIVE To estimate critical patient characteristics influencing the success of UAE for the treatment of emergent primary postpartum hemorrhage. ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the cost and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) of hysterectomy, myomectomy, and uterine artery embolization (UAE) for symptomatic control of uterine fibroids. DESIGN A cost-utility analysis conducted by using Markov modeling. SETTING The analysis was conducted from the perspective of Hong Kong society. PATIENT(S) A hypothetical cohort of patients presenting with sym...