Cardiac rehabilitation in ACHD: Further investment is now due by Ioannis Kasouridis, Heather Probert, Michael A. Gatzoulis

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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Population of the Area I in the Municipality of Cienfuegos by Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Karelis Lastre Navarro, María Lina Valdés Gómez, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Alain Morejón Giraldoni

“…Consumption of fruits was 61.3%. Prevalence of hypertension was 33.8%. <strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> The risk factors were more prevalent in females, except for smoking and hypertension; they were more evident with increasing age. …”
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Prognostic Risk Factors of 30-Day Death in Traumatic Lower Limb Fracture Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Huanhuan Li, Yijun Yu, Yuting Wang, Qian Zhang, Ye Gu

“…Compared with sPESI score, Wells score plus pulmonary hypertension produced better predictive efficacy. Prognostic value of sPESI score could be enhanced by adding Wells score, pulmonary hypertension, and anticoagulant therapy to the predicting models. …”
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Evaluation of heart rate and pulmonary uptake in dipyridamole myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with suspected coronary artery disease and their relationship with clinical r... by Siamak Derakhshan, Bahar Moassesghafari, Khaled Rhmani

“…Results: Patients with diabetes or hypertension had a significantly higher RHR compared to the non-diabetes non-hypertension cases. …”
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Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy: A Case Series and Review from an Inner-City Tertiary University Center in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy by Mohamed Omer, Zeenat Yousuf Bhat, Nanette Fonte, Nashat Imran, James Sondheimer, Yahya Osman‐Malik

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Acute Kidney Injury, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia: A Cohort Study of Patients from SPRINT by Kristen L. Nowak, Anna Ostrow, Ester S. Oh, Zhiying You, Michel Chonchol

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High Prevalence of Prediabetes and Associated Risk Factors in Urban Areas of Pontianak, Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Indah Budiastutik, Martha I. Kartasurya, Hertanto W. Subagio, Bagoes Widjanarko

“…About a third of the subjects had a history of hypertension, gout, and high cholesterol level, respectively. …”
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Anthropometric Indices of Obesity and the Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in an Iranian Population by Mohsen Azimi–Nezhad, Majid Ghayour–Mobarhan, Mohammad Safarian, Habibollah Esmailee, Seyed Mohammad Reza Parizadeh, Maryam Rajabi-Moghadam, Arezoo Gholami, Mohammad Reza Oladi, Gordon A. Ferns

“…The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome are increasing globally. …”
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Time to recovery of COVID-19 patients and its predictors: a retrospective cohort study in HUCSH, Sidama, Ethiopia by Ali B. Anteneh, Zeytu Gashaw Asfaw

“…Public health concerns persist regarding COVID-19, especially for comorbidities like diabetic and hypertension. Early detection of fever and treatment of hypertension may expedite recovery.…”
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Complications of Diabetes 2017 by Konstantinos Papatheodorou, Maciej Banach, Eleni Bekiari, Manfredi Rizzo, Michael Edmonds

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Preclinical Ultrasound-Guided Photoacoustic Imaging of the Placenta in Normal and Pathologic Pregnancy by Liliya M. Yamaleyeva MD, MS, FAHA, K. Bridget Brosnihan PhD, FAHA, Lane M. Smith MD, PhD, Yao Sun PhD

“…This invited commentary discusses a recent preclinical study on the application of 3-dimensional photoacoustic imaging (PAI) for assessment of regional variations in placental oxygenation and longitudinal analysis of differences in placental oxygenation throughout normal pregnancy and pregnancy associated with hypertension or placental insufficiency in mice. Three-dimensional PAI more accurately reflects oxygen saturation, hemoglobin concentrations, and changes in oxygen saturation in whole placenta compared to 2-dimensional imaging. …”
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The Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors in Pulmonary Vascular Disease by Rachel E. Nisbet, Roy L. Sutliff, C. Michael Hart

“…Derangements in pulmonary endothelial-derived mediators and endothelial dysfunction have been shown to play a pivotal role in pulmonary hypertension pathogenesis. Therefore, the following review will focus on selected mediators implicated in pulmonary vascular dysfunction and evidence that PPARs, in particular PPARγ, participate in their regulation and may provide a potential novel therapeutic target for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension.…”
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a Renal Transplant Patient Following Seasonal Influenza Vaccination by Imran Gani, George Hinnant, Rajan Kapoor, Natasha Savage

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Relationships of Adrenoceptor Polymorphisms with Obesity by Kazuko Masuo, Gavin W. Lambert

“…Obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes are rapidly growing public health problems. …”
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Metabolic and functional factors associated with a change in resting metabolic rate among older adults with type 2 diabetes– results from the CEV-65 randomized trial by Assaf Buch, Roy Eldor, Ofer Kis, Arie Ben-Yehuda, Gizell Green, Yona Greenman, Sharon Barak

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Rare Presentation of Left Lower Lobe Pulmonary Artery Dissection by René Hako, Ján Fedačko, Štefan Tóth, Radoslav Morochovič, Pavol Kristian, Tímea Pekárová, Petri Tuomainen, Daniel Pella

“…Pulmonary arterial dissection with chronic pulmonary arterial hypertension as its major cause is a very rare but life-threatening condition. …”
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Non-modifiable and Modifiable Risk Factors in Vascular Ageing Extremes: The African-PREDICT Study by Donavan Rooi, Ruan Kruger, Esmé Jansen van Vuren, Yolandi Breet

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Cathepsin K Deficiency Impaired Ischemia-Induced Neovascularization in Aged Mice by Xueling Yue, Haiying Jiang, Ying Xu, Manli Xia, Xian-Wu Cheng

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Obesity Cut-Off Points Using Prepregnancy Body Mass Index according to Cardiometabolic Conditions in Pregnancy by Renata O. Neves, Alexandre da S. Rocha, Bruna O. de Vargas, Daniela C. Kretzer, Salete de Matos, Marcelo Z. Goldani, Lisia von Diemen, José A. de A. Magalhães, Juliana R. Bernardi

“…To suggest cut-off points for body mass index (BMI) using gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) as cardiometabolic conditions in pregnancy. …”
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Suppression of Aldosterone Synthesis and Secretion by Channel Antagonists by Keiichi Ikeda, Tsuyoshi Isaka, Kouki Fujioka, Yoshinobu Manome, Katsuyoshi Tojo

“…Aldosterone, a specific mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) agonist and a key player in the development of hypertension, is synthesized as a final product of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. …”
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