Compliance of thyroid nodules through ultrasound-guided trucut/core needle biopsy with Thyroid imaging, reporting, and data system score and surgical pathology by Ahmed M. Hassan, Ahmed Abd Elrady Ahmed, Radwa Nabawy Abd Allah Abd El Wahab, Noha M. Nagla

“…There was no considerable variation in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) or hypertension among the study groups. The most prevalent diagnosis in the normocalcemic group (39.63%) was simple goiter, while in the hypocalcemic group was malignancy (44.44%). …”
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Adenine-induced animal model of chronic kidney disease: current applications and future perspectives by Qiao Yang, Songya Su, Nan Luo, Gang Cao

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) with high morbidity and mortality all over the world is characterized by decreased kidney function, a condition which can result from numerous risk factors, including diabetes, hypertension and obesity. Despite significant advances in our understanding of the pathogenesis of CKD, there are still no treatments that can effectively combat CKD, which underscores the urgent need for further study into the pathological mechanisms underlying this condition. …”
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The Safety of Ondansetron and Chlorpromazine for Hyperemesis Gravidarum in First Trimester Pregnancy by Şafak Özdemirci, Funda Akpınar, Melek Bilge, Funda Özdemirci, Saynur Yılmaz, Deniz Esinler, İnci Kahyaoğlu

“…We evaluated the pregnancy outcome including birth weight, pregnancy induced hypertension, preterm birth and major congenital malformations. …”
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Porphyric encephalopathy in a 15-year-old girl: A case report by Saihari S Dukkipati, Jordan Terschluse, Drew Thodeson, Angela Beavers, Melissa Muff-Luett, Claire Ives, Sookyong Koh

“…A 15-year-old girl presented with new onset tonic-clonic seizures, encephalopathy, abdominal pain, and hypertension with a history of weight loss and emesis. …”
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Novel Technique of Surgical Management of Scimitar Syndrome by Mary Lark, Amanda Cai, Phillip Rideout, David Gregg, Pal Suranyi, Fred A. Crawford, Valerian L. Fernandes

“…It is usually detected in early childhood with symptoms of recurrent chest infection and finding of pulmonary hypertension due to left to right shunt. We report a case of a 40-year-old woman with scimitar syndrome discovered on chest X-ray during evaluation of recurrent pneumonia. …”
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Fungal Infection following Total Elbow Arthroplasty by Samuel S. Ornell, Khang H. Dang, Aaron J. Bois, Anil K. Dutta

“…We present a case of a PJI due to Candida parapsilosis after TEA in a 57 year-old Caucasian woman with a history of hypertension, depression, and three previous surgical procedures to the affected limb. …”
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A Fatal Case of Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter Necrotizing Fasciitis: The Changing Scary Face of Nosocomial Infection by Nupur Sinha, Masooma Niazi, Dmitry Lvovsky

“…A 48-year-old woman with history of HIV, asthma, hypertension, and tobacco and excocaine use presented with acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. …”
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Vein Thrombus Extending into Left Atrium: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Muhammad Asim Rana, Nicholas Tilbury, Yashwant Kumar, Habib Ahmad, Kamal Naser, Ahmed F. Mady, Awani Patel

“…It causes increased pulmonary venous pressure leading to pulmonary arterial vasoconstriction and subsequent pulmonary arterial hypertension and subsequently can cause cor pulmonale if not addressed in timely fashion. …”
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Successful Treatment with Clonazepam and Pramipexole of a Patient with Sleep-Related Eating Disorder Associated with Restless Legs Syndrome: A Case Report by Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Ryohei Yoshimura, Masahiro Takano

“…She had a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea syndrome, and depression. …”
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Acute cerebral edema: a lethal neurological complication in a patient with COVID-19 infection. Case report and literature review by M. Puodžiūnaitė, R. Sadeckaitė, A. Čikotienė

“…We report a case of a 40-year-old patient with previous history of hypertension and no other chronic disease who was admitted to the hospital with respiratory distress due to SARS-CoV-2-induced bilateral pneumonia. …”
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Study of Traditional Uses, Extraction Procedures, Phytochemical Constituents, and Pharmacological Properties of Tiliacora triandra by Gitishree Das, Sushanto Gouda, Rout George Kerry, Hernán Cortes, María L. Del Prado-Audelo, Gerardo Leyva-Gómez, Patrick Valere Tsouh Fokou, Erick P. Gutiérrez-Grijalva, J. Basilio Heredia, Han-Seung Shin, Jayanta Kumar Patra

“…The leaves and root extracts are used to treat gastrointestinal diseases, hypertension, diabetes, skin diseases, and malaria as an antipyretic, detoxification agent, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and immunomodulator. …”
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Shaggy aorta—An autopsy analysis by Pranita Zare, Pradeep Vaideeswar

“…The important associated cardiovascular risk factors included hypertension, tobacco use, and diabetes mellitus. Predominant involvement of the entire aorta and arch + descending aorta was seen in 39.5% and 35.5% of the cases, respectively. …”
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Hyperechoic papillary muscle: A sign of ALCAPA in the presence of left-to-right shunts by Thanigai Arasu, T Komal, Krishnan Ganapathy Subramaniam, Dhruva Sharma, N. Srinath Reddy

“…The presence of an anomalous coronary artery can be masked by the large left-to-right shunts, resulting in PA hypertension. Anomalous left coronary artery from the right pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) should be suspected in the presence of hyperechoic papillary muscles, which could be a sign of papillary muscle ischaemia. …”
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Vascularization, Innervation, and Inflammation: Pathways Connecting the Heart–Brain Axis and Implications in a Clinical Setting by Alexa R. Lauinger, Joseph J. Sepe

“…These diseases have similar risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes, and smoking. However, there is also evidence of a relationship between the heart and the brain, referred to as the heart–brain axis. …”
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Acute Hyperglycemia Due to Topical Corticosteroid Administration by Laura Y. Sue, Anna Milanesi

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Obesity and Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Middle East and UAE by Mayank G. Vats, Bassam H. Mahboub, Hassan Al Hariri, Ashraf Al Zaabi, Deepa Vats

“…Apart from direct medical, psychological, and quality of life related adverse effects of obesity, many indirect medical comorbidities, namely, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HTN), and metabolic syndrome, imposes a significant health burden on the individual and community with consequent morbidity and mortality. …”
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Health-Promoting Behaviors in Bulgaria: A Cross-Sectional Study on Non-Communicable Diseases and Lifestyle by Sophia Lazarova, Dessislava Petrova-Antonova

“…We analyzed sociodemographic characteristics, health status (weight, height, existing diagnoses—diabetes, cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, hypertension, and depression), and lifestyle data. (3) Results: Only 18.8% of the participants maintained a healthy lifestyle and 65% had a moderately healthy lifestyle. …”
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Asthma in Sickle Cell Disease by Manisha Newaskar, Karen A. Hardy, Claudia R. Morris

“…In recent years, evidence has increased that asthma predisposes to complications of sickle cell disease (SCD), such as pain crises, acute chest syndrome, pulmonary hypertension, and stroke, and is associated with increased mortality. …”
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Serum High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Concentrations in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma and Its Association With Histological Grade in a Chinese Population by Ying-Ying Cao PhD, Xiao-Jing Lv MD, Hui Li PhD, Li-Chao Qian PhD, Hai-Peng Si MD, Yuan Li PhD, Kai Guo PhD, Shuai Ren PhD, Zhong-Qiu Wang MD

“…Clinical data, blood biochemical results, imaging features, and pathological details of the patients were collected, such as age, gender, diabetes, hypertension, tumor grade, tumor size and location, high-density lipoprotein (HDL-c), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9), and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). …”
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The Role of the Microbiota in the Diabetic Peripheral Artery Disease by Federico Biscetti, Elisabetta Nardella, Andrea Leonardo Cecchini, Raffaele Landolfi, Andrea Flex

“…There is an urgency to develop the knowledge of modern medicine about the link between gut microbiota and its host’s metabolic pathways, and it would be useful to understand and justify the interindividual diversity of clinical disease presentation of diabetic vascular complication even if an optimization of pharmacological treatment has been made or in the case of young patients where hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes are not able to justify a very quick progress of atherosclerotic process. …”
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