Agenesis of the Right Hepatic Lobe by Lucas Souto Nacif, Yuri dos Santos Buscariolli, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D'Albuquerque, Wellington Andraus

“…Agenesis or hypoplasia of the right lobe may predispose the patient to the development of portal hypertension and esophageal varices. Surgical knowledge of such anatomical agenesis is necessary for surgical planning, for the appropriate identification of intraoperative surgical findings, and for the design of the postoperative approach to therapy. …”
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Severe Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Stenosis and Heart Failure in a Young Woman with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Siddharth Wartak, Isaac Akkad, Adnan Sadiq, Gregory Crooke, Manfred Moskovits, Robert Frankel, Gerald Hollander, Jacob Shani

“…A 23-year-old African American woman with a past medical history of systemic lupus erythematous (SLE), secondary hypertension, and end stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis for eight years was stable until she developed symptomatic severe mitral regurgitation with preserved ejection fraction. …”
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Correlation between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in eastern China by Guanghui Ma, Guohou Xu, Haixia Huang

“…Among individuals with hypertension, MASLD was markedly correlated with CAC. …”
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Post-TB sequelae in adolescent pulmonary TB survivors by C. Cesilia, F.R. Rinawan, P. Santoso, H.M. Nataprawira

“…The echocardiography revealed a low pulmonary hypertension probability in both groups. Adolescent PTB survivors with comorbidity have 1.5 times the risk of developing pulmonary sequelae compared to non-sequelae. …”
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Following Clinical Practical Guidelines in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction with St Segment Elevation and its Relation with Clinical and Demographic Variables by Francisco de Jesús Valladares Carvajal, Yordano Carlos Ravelo Coma, Lázaro de la Cruz Avilés, Mario Isaac González

“…Regarding co-morbidities, the highest percentage of adequate adhesion corresponded to hypertension (77,2 %) and the lowest (69,0 %) to chronic renal disease. …”
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Initial Experience with Sildenafil, Bosentan, and Nitric Oxide for Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Patients with Elevated Pulmonary Vascular Resistance before and after Orthotopic Heart T... by Babak Daftari, Juan Carlos Alejos, Gregory Perens

“…Although pulmonary hypertension complicating dilated cardiomyopathy has been shown to be a significant risk factor for graft failure after heart transplantation, the upper limits of pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) that would contraindicate pediatric heart transplantation are not known. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of gastroesophageal reflux disease among adults attending primary healthcare in Bahrain by Dhuha F. Alqassab, Maryam J. Hasan, Ayman M. AlSaadoon, Aysha J. AlMuqahwi, Farah A. AlAwadhi, Samya A. Bahram, Adel S. Alsayyad

“…The prevalence of GERD was 41.5% which was statistically significant associated with family history of GERD, history of hypertension, sleeping within less than 1 hour after dinner, bariatric surgery and use of NSAIDs or Aspirin regularly (P < 0.05). …”
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Chronostructure and circadian rhythms of the parameters of the coagulation system and neurohumoral regulatory systems determining diurnal profile of blood pressure by A.O. Ostapenko, Yu.O. Klitsunova, A.S. Kulbachuk, L.L. Vorontsova

“…Such diurnal rhythms are characteristic for patients without complicated arterial hypertension. However, circadian rhythms disturbances of humoral factors may further violate the circadian profile of blood pressure. …”
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Quality of Life related to health in the morbidity of periodic hemodialysis patient by Eliseo Capote Leyva, Milagros Ortiz González, Raydel Argudín Selier, Carmen Elena Viada González, Lázaro Capote Pereira, Idrissa Leonard Rupalé

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> patients under 60 years old predominated, of high schooling level, with blood hypertension mainly due to renal failure.  The most frequent morbidities were: chills, arterial Hypotension, and complications related to vascular access. …”
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Effects of physical multimorbidity on cognitive decline trajectories among adults aged 50 years and older with different wealth status: a 17-year population-based cohort study by Chen Chen, Shan Zhang, Ning Huang, Mingyu Zhang, JinXin Fu, Jing Guo

“…Individuals with high wealth and hypertension/diabetes patterns have significantly lower composite global cognitive z scores over time as compared with respiratory/osteoporosis patterns. …”
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Examining Emphysematous Pyelonephritis: A Case Study on Diagnosis and Outcomes by Mahnoor Mahnoor, Syeda Aina Ali, Saira Nasir, Moiz Azmat, Hafiz Muhammad Umer Farooqi

“…<b>Case Description</b>: We present a case of a 50-year-old female with a history of chronic diabetes and persistent hypertension. She presented with symptoms of pyrexia and flank pain. …”
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Levels of Physical Activity in Nursing Students by Lázaro Dionisio Rojas Matsuda, Isaac Rodríguez Palacio, Katia Rodríguez Palacio, Ivis Espinoza Requesén, Ismaray Sacerio González, Carmen María Angulo Álvarez

“…<strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> an evaluation of the level of physical activity established by the international questionnaire was determined for the first time, these results being negative since the students lead a sedentary life which is detrimental to health and may affect the appearance of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and arterial hypertension</p>…”
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Delay in the Detrended Fluctuation Analysis Crossover Point as a Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Manuel Varela, Luis Vigil, Carmen Rodriguez, Borja Vargas, Rafael García-Carretero

“…To this end we recruited 206 patients at increased risk of T2DM (because of obesity, essential hypertension, or a first-degree relative with T2DM). …”
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Risk Factors Related to the in-hospital Evolution of Patients with ST-segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome by Chen Shang, Héctor Pérez Assef, Marlene Ferrer Arrocha

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> patients older than 60 years predominated, with a mean age of 63 years and the male sex. Arterial hypertension was the most frequent risk factor, followed by smoking. …”
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A Case of Von Hippel–Lindau Disease with Bilateral Pheochromocytoma and Ectopic Hypersecretion of Intact Parathyroid Hormone in an Adolescent Girl by Rym Belaid, Ibtissem Oueslati, Melika Chihaoui, Meriem Yazidi, Wafa Grira, Fatma Chaker

“…She presented with a newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus and a severe arterial hypertension. Blood tests disclosed hypercalcemia with increased intact PTH level. …”
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Intracranial artery dolichoectasia: What should the neurologist know? by Lorena Dellagnesi Depieri, Renan Rodrigues Neves Ribeiro do Nascimento, Lorena Souza Viana

“…Our scoping review revealed that IADE is a challenging and often underdiagnosed condition, with an estimated prevalence of less than 1% in the general population. Hypertension, atherosclerosis, and advanced age are well-documented risk factors. …”
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Replication of the Association of the 6q22.31c Locus near with Pulse Rate in the Korean Population by Nam Hee Kim, Young Jin Kim, Ji Hee Oh, Yoon Shin Cho

“…Pulse rate is known to be related to diverse phenotypes, such as cardiovascular diseases, lifespan, arrhythmia, hypertension, lipids, diabetes, and menopause. We have reported two genomewide significant genetic loci responsible for the variation in pulse rate as a part of the Korea Association Resource (KARE) project, the genomewide association study (GWAS) that was conducted with 352,228 single nucleoride polymorphisms typed in 8,842 subjects in the Korean population. …”
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A Cross-sectional Survey to Assess the Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease among College Students by K. Jafar Ali, Hansaram Suthar

“…It was found that 64.25% of the students had a family history of chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and obesity. The 8.21% of students were smokers out of these, 17.39% were using smokeless tobacco, whereas 31.88% were exposed to passive smoking and 12.56% of students were drinkers. …”
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The Diagnostic Value of Bedside Echocardiography and Lower Extremity Blood Vessels in Acute Pulmonary Embolism by Xinxin Xu, Jing Yuan, Xiaojie Pan, Guibin Du, Jiahui Zhang

“…A retrospective study was performed on 53 patients with APE diagnosed by CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) (systemic systolic blood pressure was >90 mmHg at time of consultation, and systemic systolic blood pressure decreased by <40 mmHg compared with basic value in those with hypertension). All patients underwent TTE examination before treatment. …”
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Leptin Inhibits the Proliferation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Induced by Angiotensin II through Nitric Oxide-Dependent Mechanisms by Amaia Rodríguez, Javier Gómez-Ambrosi, Victoria Catalán, Ana Fortuño, Gema Frühbeck

“…The attenuation of this inhibitory effect of leptin in spontaneous hypertension appears to be due to a reduced NO bioavailability in VSMCs.…”
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