Modifiable Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in the Population Aged 20-49 Years by Francisco Carlos Valladares Mas, Francisco de Jesús Valladares Carvajal, Nicolás Ramón Cruz Pérez

“…The studied variables included age, sex, skin color, risk factors (excess weight/obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia) and psychosocial factors, which were obtained from the medical interview, physical examination, laboratory tests (total cholesterol and triglycerides) and review of individual medical records and family history. …”
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Role of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathways in Multifactorial Adverse Cardiac Remodeling Associated with Metabolic Syndrome by Mohamed Asrih, François Mach, Alessio Nencioni, Franco Dallegri, Alessandra Quercioli, Fabrizio Montecucco

“…This pathological remodeling has been described to result from the cardiac adaptive response to clinical mechanical conditions (such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, and hyperglycemia), soluble inflammatory molecules (such as cytokines and chemokines), as well as hormones (such as insulin), characterizing the pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome. …”
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The Challenges of Distinguishing Different Causes of TMA in a Pregnant Kidney Transplant Recipient by A. Krelle, S. Price, M. M. Law, S. Kranz, P. Shamdasani, S. Kane, J. Unterscheider, P. Champion de Crespigny

“…A subsequent pregnancy was complicated by progressive kidney impairment and hypertension at 22 weeks gestation. Kidney biopsy showed TMA, but the etiology was unclear. …”
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Identification of specific risk factors and predictive analytics for cardio-cerebral arterial stenosis: a comparative study utilizing framingham risk stratification insights by Gege Zhang, Sijie Dong, Fanfan Feng, Weihao Kan, Taozhen Shi, Hongmei Ding, Ruiguo Dong

“…Comparing the differences in risk factors between single arterial stenosis and dual arterial stenosis, the key risk factors included hyperlipidemia, smoking, hypertension, and diabetes, with a model accuracy of 73.61% and an AUC values of 0.8562 for dual stenosis. …”
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Evaluation of Early Markers of Nephropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Pierina De Muro, Antonio Junior Lepedda, Gabriele Nieddu, Michela Idini, Hai Quy Tram Nguyen, Omar Lobina, Pietro Fresu, Marilena Formato

“…NGAL levels were significantly increased in T2DM patients and were positively correlated with both NAG (r=0.606, p<0.0001) and the presence of hypertension (r=0.352, p<0.05). Conclusions. These data suggest that the assessed molecules could represent useful markers to detect early renal impairment in patients with T2DM.…”
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Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosis and Screening in Australian General Practice: A National Study by Mingyue Zheng, Carla De Oliveira Bernardo, Nigel Stocks, David Gonzalez-Chica

“…Dyslipidaemia was 1.8 times higher (36.2% vs. 19.7%), and hypertension was 15% more likely (38.6% vs. 33.8%) among patients with prediabetes than with diabetes. …”
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Resistant stomach ulcer at Cushing disease: clinical case by N. V. Novozhilov, Yu. O. Shulpekoa, S. V. Mironov, Ye. K. Baranskaya, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Later classical symptoms of hypercorticoidism - characteristic changes of the face, visceral obesity, striae, systemic hypertension and diabetes mellitus became obvious. Within over half a year patient had large antral ulcer of the stomach (periodically turning to giant) with signs of occult bleeding. …”
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Epidemiological characterization of primary open-angle glaucoma by Leonor Rosario Díaz Alfonso, Bárbara Nuria Suárez Rodríguez, Mariela Julia Curbelo, Yusdenia Soto Serrano, Armando Rafael Milanés Armengol

“…<strong><br />Results:</strong> There was prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma (87, 5%) mostly in females (53, 6%) and patients over 61 years old as well as in white skinned patients (52 and 62% respectively). Hypertension was the leading entity referred to as pathological personal and family antecedent (62 and 42% respectively). …”
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Association of Serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase and Ferritin with the Metabolic Syndrome by Dong Wei, Tao Chen, Jie Li, Yun Gao, Yan Ren, Xiangxun Zhang, Hongling Yu, Haoming Tian

“…Furthermore, the increased risk of having each of the metabolic syndrome components (overweight or obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, hypertension, hyperglycemia, and insulin resistance) was also observed in those subjects after adjustment for possible confounders (p < 0.05). …”
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Attributes of cognitive impairment in patients on maintenance hemodialysis – A cohort study by Geet Gaurav, Deepa Sanjeev Sajjanar, G. V. Naregal, Sanjeev L. Sajjanar

“…A positive association was noted between cognitive impairment and the conditions of diabetes mellitus and hypertension with a relative risk of 1.02 and 1.11, respectively. …”
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Clinical-epidemiological behaviour of patients after cataract surgery by Leydi E. Jacomino Hernández, Idalia Triana Casado, Juan C. Medina Perdomo

“…Among personal medical histories myopia was detected (14.17%) and among systemic medical histories there were arterial hypertension (25.98%) and diabetes mellitus (22.04%). …”
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A practical guide for nephrologist peer reviewers: understanding and appraising Mendelian randomization studies by Jianbo Qing, Yafeng Li, Karim M. Soliman, Wisit Cheungpasitporn

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The Impact of Modifiable Risk Factors on the Endothelial Cell Methylome and Cardiovascular Disease Development by Hashum Sum, Alison C. Brewer

“…This review will evaluate the extensive evidence that environmental risk factors, known to be associated with atherosclerosis, such as diabetes, metabolic disorder, smoking, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia etc. can affect the methylome of the endothelium and consequently act to alter gene transcription and function. …”
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Ethanol Extract of Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Rhizomes Suppresses IgE-Mediated Mast Cell Activation and Anaphylaxis by Ji-Yeong Park, Min-Jong Kim, Young-Ae Choi, Seung Woong Lee, Soyoung Lee, Yong Hyun Jang, Sang-Hyun Kim

“…Trautv. is a traditional medicinal herb with beneficial bioactivities, such as antioxidant, anti-hypertension, anti-viral, anti-mutagenic, and skin and liver (anti-hepatotoxic) protective actions. …”
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Body Mass Index, Gestational Weight Gain, and Obstetric Complications in Moroccan Population by Latifa Mochhoury, Rachid Razine, Jalal Kasouati, Mariam Kabiri, Amina Barkat

“…The risks of moderate hypertension, macrosomia, dystocia, and resort to cesarean section were higher among overweight or obese women, as well as among women whose weight gain was >16 kg. …”
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The Role of von Willebrand Factor Antigen in Predicting Survival of Patients with HBV-Related Cirrhosis by Youmin Pan, Renyong Guo, Yan Lv, Dawei Cui, Jue Xie

“…The model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) scoring system cannot be used to assess the deterioration of patients with liver cirrhosis caused by infection and portal hypertension. Elevated von Willebrand factor antigen (vWF-Ag) in plasma is associated with portal pressure and complications in patients with liver cirrhosis. …”
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The frequency of diseases and awareness of the patients about medicines at a faculty of dentistry by Yasin Yasa, Busra Nur Gokkurt Yilmaz, Tunahan Tuna, Furkan Ozbey, Dilek Coban, Zerrin Unal Erzurumlu, Elif Sadik

“…The most common systemic diseases were hypertension (41.2%), diabetes (22.4%), thyroid disorders (11.3%) and cardiac diseases (8.9%) respectively. …”
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The Epidemiology of Depression and Diabetes Distress in Type 2 Diabetes in Kuwait by Ebaa Al-Ozairi, Abdulla Al Ozairi, Clare Blythe, Etab Taghadom, Khalida Ismail

“…Depression caseness patients were more likely to be female (60%; p=0.001), have Kuwaiti nationality (68%, p=0.121), were on insulin (67%, p=0.001), have higher body mass index (p=0.047), were less physically active (78%; p=0.034), have a higher PAID score (p<0.001), and have hypertension (74%, p=0.047). After adjustment of sociodemographics (age, gender, and marital status) and body mass index, the prevalence of depression was associated with higher HbA1c (B=0.04, 95% confidence interval 0.01 to 0.60), while diabetes distress had a weak association with HbA1c (B=0.13, 95% confidence interval 0.04 to 0.22). …”
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Advanced Imaging for Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum in a Dog: The Role of Electrocardiosynchronous CT by Miki Hirose, Lina Hamabe, Kazumi Shimada, Aki Takeuchi, Kazuyuki Terai, Aimi Yokoi, Ahmed Farag, Akari Hatanaka, Rio Hayashi, Katsuhiro Matsuura, Ryou Tanaka

“…A 2-month-old Shiba Inu was presented to an emergency veterinary clinic with decreased activity and was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension secondary to a ventricular septal defect. …”
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Association of sildenafil use with age-related macular degeneration: a retrospective cohort study by Nicola Jaime Adderley, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Anuradhaa Subramanian, Alastair K Denniston, Wen Hwa Lee, Ji Eun Diana Han, Jesse Coker

“…The study found no significant difference in AMD incidence between the sildenafil users and the non-users, with an adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of 0.99 (95% CI 0.84 to 1.16), after accounting for confounders such as age, ethnicity, Townsend deprivation quintile, body mass index category, and diagnosis of hypertension and type 2 diabetes.Conclusion The study results indicated no significant association between sildenafil use and AMD prevention in UK men with erectile dysfunction, suggesting sildenafil’s protective effect on AMD is likely insignificant.…”
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