Phylogeny, Phytomedicines, Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Properties, and Toxicity of Croton gratissimus Burch (Euphorbiaceae) by Kirkland Dingili Magwilu, Joseph Mwanzia Nguta, Isaac Mapenay, Dorine Matara

“…It has been used to treat different ailments ranging from respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, malaria, diabetes, hypertension, dermatological conditions, arthritis, gastrointestinal disorders, fever, sexually transmitted diseases, and infertility. …”
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Medicines for the management of overweight and obesity: A systematic review with network meta-analysis by Gabriela Masiero Marcon, Jhonatan Mendes Paiva, Mariana Delariva Sakiyama, Fernanda Stumpf Tonin, Fernando Fernandez-Llimos, Suzane Virtuoso, Andreia Cristina Conegero Sanches

“…Besides that, we suggest re-evaluating of sibutramine 10mg/day as a therapeutic option for patients without hypertension or cardiovascular diseases, and we demonstrate the modest weight loss promoted by orlistat 120mg, sibutramine 5mg, and liraglutide 1,8mg and advise against its use, once the benefits do not outweigh the risks.…”
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Chronic Microvascular Complications in Sulfonylureas-Treated Diabetic Patients: Correlations with Glycemic Control, Risk Factors and Duration of the Disease by Luminita-Georgeta Confederat, Roxana Stefan, Mihaela-Iustina Condurache, Oana-Maria Dragostin

“…For diabetic retinopathy, the results demonstrated a statistically significant dependence of the risk factors hypertension (significance level = 0.05) and hyperlipidemia (significance level = 0.01). …”
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Healthcare workers’ perspectives on Ayushman Bharat Yojana in Kashmir: Insights for policy and practice by Shahroz Nabi, Taha Ayub, S. Muhammad S. Khan, Mohammad Iqbal Pandit, Inaamul Haq, Mariya Amin Qurieshi

“…Common ailments managed included hypertension (33.33%) and infections (26.66%). Conclusion: The study highlights the challenges and insights from healthcare workers regarding the ABY program in Kashmir. …”
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Operation Polypharmacy: a pharmacist-led ambulatory care clinic design and evaluation for older patients by Nicha Tantipinichwong, Michelle S. Keller

“…Pharmacist-led clinics have been shown to improve outcomes in patients with diabetes and hypertension. Pharmacist-led clinics focused on broader issues of polypharmacy have the potential to lead to better outcomes for older patients. …”
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Analysis of Maternal Mortality in the Province of Imbabura in the Period 2017-2021 by Mónica Gabriela Chachalo Sandoval, Camila Dayaneth Mier Báez, Ariana Celeste Castro De la Cruz

“…The main causes of maternal death were: other maternal diseases that complicate pregnancy, any obstetric cause, gestational hypertension and postpartum hemorrhage.<br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: adequate follow-up during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium is vital to reduce maternal deaths.…”
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Quantitative ultrasound rating of liver fibrosis in children with cystic fibrosis by G. M. Dvoryakovskaya, O. I. Simonova, S. A. Ivleva, I. V. Dvoryakovsky, A. N. Surkov, M. O. Gorbunova, I. E. Smirnov

“…Evaluation of liver parenchyma with the help of traditional ultrasound investigation with assessment of blood flow in portal vessels and celiac trunk allows to determine degree of hepatic fibrosis severity and to reveal initial signs of portal hypertension. Application of ultrasound techniques of ASQ and FEM objectifies study results as alongside with the qualitative analysis of ultrasound echograms quantitative grading of liver parenchyma and fibrosis stage became possible.Conclusions. …”
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The Impact of diabetes on long-term prognosis in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome by Farouk BOUKERCHE, Leila HAMMOU, Nadia LAREDJ

“…The diabetic group included 128 patients (46.7%) and is differentiated from the non-diabetic group by the female predominance, more hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obese and fewer smokers, more three-vessel disease, therapeutically more frequent use of coronary artery bypass grafting. …”
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Multiple states clustering analysis (MSCA), an unsupervised approach to multiple time-to-event electronic health records applied to multimorbidity associated with myocardial infarc... by Marc Delord, Abdel Douiri

“…MSCA was applied to analyse multimorbidity associated with myocardial infarction using electronic health records of 26 LTCs, including conventional cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) such as diabetes and hypertension, collected from south London general practices between 2005 and 2021 in 5087 patients using the MSCA R library. …”
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The Relationship among Physical Activity, Intestinal Flora, and Cardiovascular Disease by Qiuyu Yan, Wenhui Zhai, Chenghao Yang, Zihao Li, Longfei Mao, Mingyi Zhao, Xiushan Wu

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), which are associated with high morbidity and mortality worldwide, include atherosclerosis (AS), hypertension, heart failure (HF), atrial fibrillation, and myocardial fibrosis. …”
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Oxidative Stress and Its Association with COVID-19: A Narrative Review by Hardi Rafat Baqi, Halgord Ali M. Farag, Abdel Hamid H. El Bilbeisi, Rafee Habib Askandar, Amany M. El Afifi

“…The outcome of the review proposes a hypothesis that COVID-19 is associated with reactive oxygen species and its comorbidities mostly joined with oxidative stress including hypertension, cardiovascular, thrombosis, obesity, and diabetes besides of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. …”
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Cardiometabolic Changes in Different Gonadal Female States Caused by Mild Hyperuricemia and Exposure to a High-Fructose Diet by J. Soutelo, Y. A. Samaniego, M. C. Fornari, C. Reyes Toso, O. J. Ponzo

“…Mild hyperuricemia produces hypertension together with changes in the cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, and increased thickness of the intima media in hypogonadic rats fed high-fructose diet.…”
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Association between balance ability and cardiovascular disease onsets among middle-aged and older adults: an observational cohort study from the China Health and Retirement Longitu... by Yinghe Lin, Shanshan Zhong, Zhihua Sun

“…Compared to those with good balance ability, individuals with moderate balance ability had a higher risk of incident CVD [HR (95% CI): 1.15 (1.03–1.28)], and the risk was more pronounced in female (20.0%), rural residence (21.0%), never smoking (22.0%), never drinking (23.0%), hypertension (16.0%), without dyslipidemia (17.0%), and without kidney disease (13.0%) participants. …”
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The impact of age on genetic risk for common diseases. by Xilin Jiang, Chris Holmes, Gil McVean

“…We find evidence for age-varying relative risk profiles in nine diseases, including hypertension, skin cancer, atherosclerotic heart disease, hypothyroidism and calculus of gallbladder, several of which show evidence, albeit weak, for multiple distinct profiles of genetic relative risk. …”
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Cerebral compliance assessment from intracranial pressure waveform analysis: Is a positional shift-related increase in intracranial pressure predictable? by Donatien Legé, Pierre-Henri Murgat, Russell Chabanne, Kevin Lagarde, Clément Magand, Jean-François Payen, Marion Prud'homme, Yoann Launey, Laurent Gergelé

“…While mainly used to detect episodes of intracranial hypertension, the ICP signal is also indicative of the volume-pressure relationship within the cerebrospinal system, often referred to as intracranial compliance (ICC). …”
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Sudden Vision Loss Secondary to Optic Nerve Infiltration as a Presenting Symptom of Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma by M. M. Shamim, M. Whaley, H. Rana, S. K. Jeffus, S. Bhatti, A. B. Sallam

“…A 66-year-old male patient with a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and tobacco use presented with sudden vision loss in the left eye secondary to optic nerve infiltration and subacute vision loss in the right eye secondary to exudative retinal detachment from a choroidal metastasis. …”
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Risk Factors of Ureteral Stenosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Study in National Referral Hospital in Indonesia by Gampo A. Irdam, Bobby Sutojo, Putu A. R. Raharja

“…There is no association between type II diabetes mellitus and hypertension with ureteral stenosis in this study. Donor age, recipient age, donor number of arteries more than 2, and prolonged warm ischemia time are associated with ureteral stenosis after kidney transplantation.…”
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Unloading of Right Ventricle and Clinical Improvement after Ultrasound-Accelerated Thrombolysis in Patients with Submassive Pulmonary Embolism by Sachin Kumar Amruthlal Jain, Brijesh Patel, Wadie David, Ayad Jazrawi, Patrick Alexander

“…Thromboemboli in the acute setting increase pulmonary vascular resistance by obstruction and vasoconstriction, resulting in pulmonary hypertension. This, further, deteriorates symptoms and hemodynamic status. …”
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Insights into the systemic risk factors associated with diabetic retinopathy in the Indian population: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by KT Muhammed Favas, Mamidi Niveditha, Beema T Yoosuf, Manideep Bhukya, Parul Chawla Gupta, Pinaki Dutta, Dipika Bansal

“…Being male (OR: 1.38, 95% CI: 1.11–1.72), intake of insulin (OR: 2.05, 95% CI: 1.02–4.14), higher HbA1c levels (MD: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.06–0.94), higher random (MD: 0.32, 95% CI: 0.10–0.55), and fasting blood glucose levels (MD: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.10–0.93) were found to be significantly associated with increased risks of DR among diabetic patients, while age, body mass index, hypertension, lipid profile, and smoking status did not indicate any association with DR. …”
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A Case of Severe Hydroxychloroquine-Induced Retinal Toxicity in a Patient with Recent Onset of Renal Impairment: A Review of the Literature on the Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Rena... by Rajen Tailor, Ibrahim Elaraoud, Peter Good, Monique Hope-Ross, Robert A. H. Scott

“…Two years prior to presenting, the patient was found to have chronic kidney disease stage 3 secondary to hypertension. Examination revealed bilateral reduced visual acuities with attenuated arterioles and pigmentary changes on retinal assessment. …”
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