In Silico Analysis of the Gene Expression Patterns between Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma and Nonfunctional Adrenocortical Adenoma by Yongfa Dai, Jing Li, Hong Wen, Jie Liu, Jianling Li

“…Primary aldosteronism is the most common form of secondary hypertension, and aldosteronoma makes up a significant proportion of primary aldosteronism cases. …”
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Improving compliance and evaluating physician–patient concerns in glaucoma: a pilot study by Mohannad Albdour, Aaron Shi, Chuhan Wang, Ibrahim Saleh, Karanjit S Kooner

“…Patients and methods: We selected 194 consecutive eligible patients diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension (OHT) at a single academic center (92 men and 102 women) for this study. …”
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Ultrasonic optic nerve sheath diameter as a new predictor for the mortality of patients with large hemispheric infarction by Jie Zhang, Shimeng Zhuang, Ying Zhang, Lisi An, Dongyang Li, Zhen Liu, Lijuan Wang

“…Ultrasonic optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) is considered an effective indicator for intracranial hypertension. Our study aimed to validate the efficiency of ultrasonic ONSD and develop a nomogram to identify LHI patients who have 90-day mortality. …”
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Navigating the neurovascular maze of trigeminal neuralgia by Devyansh Nimodia, MBBS, Pratapsingh Hanuman Parihar, MD, Sakshi Dudhe, MBBS, Ravishankar Patil, MD, Paritosh N. Bhangale, MBBS, Rishitha Kotla, MBBS

“…A 65-year-old female patient with a history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension presented with a severe, paroxysmal headache and lancinating pain localized to the right facial regions corresponding to the V2 and V3 trigeminal distributions, persisting for 3 years. …”
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Elevated Salivary Inflammatory Biomarkers are Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Severity by Hanadi Abdullah Alwafi, Soad Shaker Ali, Sunil Babu Kotha, Layla Waleed Abuljadayel, Maha Ibrahim, Ibrahim Rashad Noor Elahi, Hebah Abdullah Alwafi, Mohammed S. Almuhayawi, Matthew D. Finkelman, Nagla A. El-Shitany

“…Patients with diabetes and hypertension showed elevated IL-6, CRP, and CXCL-10 (p<0.001). …”
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Risk factors for postoperative acute kidney injury after cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: a meta-analysis and systematic review by Dengzhuo Chen, Yongli Ma, Jinghui Li, Liang Wen, Linfeng Liu, Guosheng Zhang, Hongkai Hu, Chengzhi Huang, Xueqing Yao

“…The results of meta-analysis showed that the significant preoperative risk factors were age, sex, BMI, eGFR, Hb, PCI, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. IO cisplatin, IO SBP < 100 was identified as an intraoperative risk factor, whereas IO mitomycin emerged as a protective factor for postoperative AKI. …”
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High prevalence of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, and identification of associated factors, in high-risk adults in Vietnam: A cross-sectional study by Tran Bao Vuong, Triet Minh Tran, Nam Quang Tran

“…Older age (OR = 1.06), obesity (OR = 3.89), hypertension (OR = 5.71), and dyslipidemia (OR = 2.01) were factors associated with increasing frequencies of undiagnosed T2D and prediabetes. …”
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Aortic intimal sarcoma with abdominal metastasis: case report and management approach by Gongji Yao, Gongji Yao, Jianwei Xu, Jianwei Xu

“…Abdominal metastasis of aortic sarcoma is rarely documented, and effective treatment regimens are lacking.Case presentationA 55-year-old female presented with recurrent abdominal pain and a history of hypertension and mesenteric thrombosis. Initial arterial computed tomography angiography (CTA) revealed multiple thrombi with significant luminal narrowing, leading to a diagnosis of aortic thrombosis. …”
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Matrix Metalloproteinases: Inflammatory Regulators of Cell Behaviors in Vascular Formation and Remodeling by Qishan Chen, Min Jin, Feng Yang, Jianhua Zhu, Qingzhong Xiao, Li Zhang

“…Abnormal angiogenesis and vascular remodeling contribute to pathogenesis of a number of disorders such as tumor, arthritis, atherosclerosis, restenosis, hypertension, and neurodegeneration. During angiogenesis and vascular remodeling, behaviors of stem/progenitor cells, endothelial cells (ECs), and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and its interaction with extracellular matrix (ECM) play a critical role in the processes. …”
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Involvement of Inflammation and Adverse Vascular Remodelling in the Blood Pressure Raising Effect of Repeatedly Heated Palm Oil in Rats by Chun-Yi Ng, Yusof Kamisah, Othman Faizah, Zakiah Jubri, Hj Mohd Saad Qodriyah, Kamsiah Jaarin

“…Oil thermoxidation during deep frying generates harmful oxidative free radicals that induce inflammation and increase the risk of hypertension. This study aimed to investigate the effect of repeatedly heated palm oil on blood pressure, aortic morphometry, and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression in rats. …”
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Efficacy of Nonpreserved Sodium Hyaluronate Artificial Tears in Dry Eye Disease Patients Treated with Prostaglandin Analogs for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Prospective, Nonrando... by Giulia Coco, Danilo Iannetta, Igino Febbraro, Ester Elmo, Gianluca Manni

“…Methods. 30 patients with DED receiving chronic treatment with prostaglandin analogs for primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension were administered ophthalmic formulations 3 times daily for 12 weeks. …”
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TNF-α and Microalbuminuria in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by I.-Th. Lampropoulou, M. Stangou, A. Papagianni, T. Didangelos, F. Iliadis, G. Efstratiadis

“…ACR was significantly correlated with the presence of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and HbA1c levels and the administration of clopidogrel and ACEi or ARBs. …”
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Incidental Phaeochromocytoma on Staging PET-CT in a Patient with a Sigmoid Tumour and Situs Inversalis Totalis by M. R. Boland, A. J. Lowery, S. Walsh, D. Beddy, R. S. Prichard, D. O’Shea, S. J. Skehan, E. W. McDermott

“…Biochemical testing/MIBG imaging confirmed a right adrenal phaeochromocytoma. Hypertension was controlled and excision was performed via a transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy, in the left lateral decubitus position. …”
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Trends in sedentary behaviour and associated factors among adults in Mongolia: results from national cross-sectional surveys in 2009, 2013 and 2019 by Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer

“…Belonging to the Khalkha ethnic group and hypertension increased the odds of moderate or high SB in 2019 and 2013, respectively. …”
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Circulating Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinase-4 (TIMP-4) in Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Elevated Pulmonary Arterial Pressure by Gialafos J. Elias, Moyssakis Ioannis, Psaltopoulou Theodora, Papadopoulos P. Dimitrios, Perea Despoina, Vlasis Kostantinos, Kostopoulos Charalampos, Votteas Vassilios, Sfikakis P. Petros

“…Individual PASP measurements suggestive of pulmonary hypertension were associated with increased TIMP-4 serum levels (P=.03), independently of age, extent of skin sclerosis, or lung fibrosis, suggesting a cardiopulmonary vasculature-specific role of TIMP-4 activation in SSc.…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of the most common multimorbidity among Canadian adults. by Obed Mortey, Gerald Mugford, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Hensley H Mariathas, Ugochukwu Odimba, Zhiwei Gao

“…<h4>Findings</h4>Overall, co-occurrence of osteoarthritis and hypertension was identified as the MCM among Canadian adults aged 45+ with an estimated prevalence of 16.5%. …”
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Assessment of Angiography-Based Renal Quantitative Flow Ratio Measurement in Patients with Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis by Xiang Huang, Xiao-Lan Li, Heng Zhou, Xiao-Mei Li

“…This retrospective trial enrolled patients who had ARAS (50-90%) and hypertension. The enrolled patients were treated by optimal antihypertensive medication or revascularization, respectively, and the therapeutic strategies were based on rFFR measurement and/or clinical feature. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 at Case Hospital, Uganda by Mirriam Apiyo, Ronald Olum, Amina Kabuye, Betty Khainza, Anne M. Amate, Vittal Byabashaija, Derrick Nomujuni, Kato Sebbaale, Peter Senfuka, Simon Kazibwe, Gurav Sharma, Lindsay Davidson, Felix Bongomin

“…Factors strongly associated with all-cause mortality were as follows: age >50 years (odds ratio [OR]: 8.6, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1–69.2, and p=0.042), having at least 1 comorbidity (OR: 3.2, 95% CI: 1.1–8.9, and p=0.029), hypertension (OR: 3.2, 95% CI: 1.2–8.6, and p=0.024), diabetes mellitus (OR: 2.9, 95% CI: 1.0–8.5, andp=0.056), and oxygen saturation <92% (OR: 5.1, 95% CI: 1.8–14.4, and p=0.002). …”
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Seronegative Intestinal Villous Atrophy: A Diagnostic Challenge by Cláudio Martins, Cristina Teixeira, Suzane Ribeiro, Daniel Trabulo, Cláudia Cardoso, João Mangualde, Ricardo Freire, Ana Luísa Alves, Élia Gamito, Isabelle Cremers, Ana Paula Oliveira

“…Herein, we report two uncommon cases of atrophic enteropathy in patients with arterial hypertension under olmesartan, who presented with severe chronic diarrhea and significant involuntary weight loss. …”
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Anaesthetic Management of a Neonate with Ebstein’s Anomaly Undergoing a Meningomyelocele Surgery: A Case Report by Prakriti, Monika Yadav, Vaishali Gupta, Komal Yadav, Shikha Garg

“…Perioperative considerations for this patient included right-to-left shunting with the possibility of paradoxical emboli, prolonged onset time for intravenous drugs due to pooling and recirculation of blood in the right atrium, increased Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (PVR), perioperative pulmonary hypertension, right and left ventricular dysfunction, and arrhythmias. …”
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