Looking For A Quote From The Latest Levine Study

[firewatcher]

Hi all,

I am searching and this may be the fastest way to get what I need. I am looking for the specific quote from Dr. Fu on improved kidney function in POTS patients after completing the Levine exercise protocol. My doc at Vandy says that there is probably no connection between my declining kidney function and POTS, but my nephrologist is not so sure. I'd like to get her the stats and quote from the docs in Dallas so that she can contact them directly. I have the contact emails, but I want to give her the exact quote and numbers if I can get them.

Anybody got this?

Thanks!

[HopeSprings]

I think this may be it.

http://newsroom.heart.org/pr/aha/1356.aspx

“Exercise training is superior to the beta blocker in restoring upright blood circulation, improving kidney function and dramatically improving quality of life,” said Qi Fu, M.D., Ph.D., study first-author and assistant professor of internal medicine and cardiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

[firewatcher]

Thanks Naomi! I was looking for a credible source for his quote and you found it. I'm having a foggy day.

I wonder what he's basing that statement on? What data was he using for kidney function? The research part of me wants numbers!!!!

[firewatcher]

I just read the fulltext of the article (sent to me by an angel ) and the doc is confusing kidney function with ADRENAL function...close but no cigar. They did not measure (or at least report) kidney function other than urine volumes.

Oh well...

I'll give it to my nephrologist anyway.

Thanks guys!

[handmadebyemy]

I am in the trial and after 3 months I was hospitalized for over a week for a severe kidney infection. Nobody has said that its a result of the trial but I wonder? Obviously there is at lease some effect on the kidneys. Anyone else have bad effects?

[sue1234]

Firewatcher, just curious how the exercise affected the adrenals, according to the article.

[firewatcher]

Handmadebymy- Exercise, particularly vigorous/strenuous exercise, slows down the blood flow to the kidneys and reduces their filtration rate (GFR.) The sudden increase in exertion may have restricted the filtration rate and made you more susceptible to a kidney infection.

Sue- the article stated that the renin/aldosterone ratio was improved after exercise, but still was not "normal" like the controls. Also, the catecholamine reaction to standing was reduced. Neither of these improvements were seen in the BB group, so they are saying that exercise was superior to BB.