Different Methods for Measurements and Estimation of Pulse Wave Velocity are not Interchangeable by Vladimir Prelević, Ana Jelaković, Kristina Gašparović, Danira Bažadona, Josipa Josipović, Mia Dubravčić-Došen, Danilo Radunović, Marija Domislović, Bojan Jelaković

“…Conclusion In our group of young treated mild hypertensive patients with low CV risk, we found weak agreements between cfPWV and 24-h PWV. …”
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Effect of right ventricular dysfunction on mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a retrospective cohort study by Hiroki Nobayashi, Harui Bamba, Tomomichi Iida, Ryuji Aoyagi, Yukio Maruyama, Takashi Yokoo

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Case Report of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in an Adult with Chronic Visceral Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency by David Cassiman, Louis Libbrecht, Wouter Meersseman, Alexander Wilmer

“…Due to the rarity of this lysosomal storage disorder, there can be a lack of awareness that adults with chronic ASMD disease are at significant risk of cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and variceal bleeding. This case highlights an unusual presentation of recurrent variceal bleeding in an adult with cirrhosis and portal hypertension due to chronic visceral ASMD. …”
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Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome with Severe Acute Thrombotic Microangiopathy and Hemorrhagic Complications by Gerardo B. Vieregge, Thomas J. Harrington, David M. Andrews, Maria F. Carpintero, Dollie F. Green, Ali Nayer

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Surgical, non-traumatic splenopathies by Ivonne López Masó, Rafael Trinchet Soler, Manuel García Artiles, Ada Arlenis Pérez Mayo

“…We presented the Good Clinical Practices Guideline for Portal hypertension, approved by consensus in the 4th National Good Clinical Practices Workshop in Pediatric Surgery (Las Tunas, Cuba, March, 2005).…”
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A Rare Case of Spontaneous Pneumocephalus Associated with Nontraumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak by Murad Baba, Omer Tarar, Amer Syed

“…Case Description. 51-year-old Hispanic female with past medical history of hypertension and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri) presented to the emergency room complaining of headache and clear discharge from the right nostril. …”
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FREQUENCY OF CHRONIC COMPLICATION IN TYPE 2 DIABETES AT ATERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN THE PROVINCE OF PUNJAB by Muhammad Azfar Tanveer, Sammiullah Douna, Aymon Shafi, Shahnawaz Hasan Gardezi, Farooq Mohyud Din Chaudhary, Ghulam Mohyud Din Chaudhry

“…Among them, 74.4% of the participants had hypertension and 58.1% were obese. Conclusion: The frequency of hypertension and obesity was found to be higher in subjects with T2D in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. …”
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The Relationship of Triphasic Waves with Intracranial Pressure as a Possible Prognostic Marker in Traumatic Brain Injury by Nakul Katyal, Aarti Sarwal, Pravin George, Biswajit Banik, Christopher R. Newey

“…The TW diminished during episodes of intracranial hypertension but reappeared with reduction of the intracranial pressure. …”
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Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease and Its Association with Risk Factors in Disadvantageous Population by Md Nurul Huda, Kazi Shahnoor Alam, Harun-Ur-Rashid

“…The prevalence of kidney disease, particularly diabetic and hypertensive kidney disease is increasing rapidly specially in the disadvantageous group of population throughout the world. …”
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Pola Tekanan Darah Pada Lansia di Posyandu Lansia Kelurahan Padang Pasir Padang Januari 2014 by Saskia Konita, Syaiful Azmi, Erkadius .

“…Between 11 elderly hypertensive, 10 of them (90.9 %) had isolated systolic hypertension.…”
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PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND PHARMACOLOGY OFAMLODIPINE BESYLATE A BRIEF REVIEW by Syed Furqan Ahsan et al

“… Hypertension is one of the well-studied risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and the oldest class of hypertensive drugsisthe calcium channel blockers.Amlodipine besylate (ADB) belongsto the dihydropyridine family and is known as an effective initial treatment for hypertension and angina. …”
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Determinants of Chronic Kidney Disease among Young Adults attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Madurai- A Case-Control Study by Sridevi PN, Thirukumaran R, Kannan Muthuraman A, Arunkumar Yograj, Priya S, Hemamalini B

“…Apart from diabetes, hypertension, old age, family history of CKD other risk factors like smoking, alcohol, pesticide exposure, heavy metals also made them vulnerable to CKD. …”
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A Comparison of Urine Dilution Ability between Adult Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease, Other Chronic Kidney Diseases, and Healthy Control Subjects: A Case-Control Study by M. H. Malmberg, F. H. Mose, E. B. Pedersen, J. N. Bech

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Hubungan Faktor Risiko yang dapat Dimodifikasi dengan Kejadian Penyakit Jantung Koroner di RS Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Suchi Ilmi Herman, Muhammad Syukri, Efrida .

“…The result showed that the frequency distribution of most CHD patients are at low levels of HDL cholesterol (64.6%) and hypertension (72.5%). Bivariate test results showed no significant association between low HDL cholesterol and hypertension on the incidence of CHD. …”
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Association of dysautonomia and different risk factors in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome in a tertiary hospital in the Philippines by Gerald T. Pagaling, Lowrence Precious C. Dichoso, Nikolai Gil D. Reyes, Mario B. Prado

“…The protective effects of premorbid hypertension and alcoholism needs further evaluation. …”
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A meta-analysis of risk factors for cardiovascular adverse events with anthracycline based chemotherapy in lymphoma patients by Bo Dai, Jingjing Xu, Baiyan Wang

“…Methods We systematically searched for studies from PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, and assessed the publication bias. Anthracyclines, hypertension, radiation therapy, diabetes, smoking, age, gender, hyperlipidemia, and obesity were meta-analyzed using a fixed or random effects model. …”
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Risk Factors of Upper Limb Lymphedema after Breast Cancer Surgery in Women by Jinghui HUANG, Feng HUANG, Pei ZHU, Shuainan SHEN, Kefan CAO, Cheng LIU, Fanfu FANG, Bai LI

“…Multivariate analysis showed that hypertension (<italic>OR</italic>=11.868), postoperative chemotherapy (<italic>OR</italic>=6.669), radiotherapy (<italic>OR</italic>=3.408) and positive lymph nodes (<italic>OR</italic>=3.838) were risk factors for BCRL.Conclusion:BCRL is one of the serious complications after breast cancer surgery, for patients with hypertension, positive lymph nodes, receiving postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the health education and preventive measures should be actively carried out to avoid the occurrence of lymphedema.…”
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Chronic kidney disease in adults aged 18 years and older in Chile: findings from the cross-sectional Chilean National Health Surveys 2009–2010 and 2016–2017 by Elena Pizzo, Magdalena Walbaum, Melanie Paccot

“…In ENS 2016–2017, 15.5% (13.5% to 17.8%) of adults aged 40+ years with diabetes and/or hypertension had increased albuminuria. Being obese versus normal-weight (OR: 1.66; 95% CI: 1.08 to 2.54) and having both diabetes and hypertension versus having diabetes alone (OR: 2.30; 95% CI: 1.34 to 3.95) were significantly associated with higher odds of increased albuminuria in fully-adjusted analyses. …”
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Decreased frequency of sugar-sweetened beverages intake among young children following the implementation of the health promotion levy in South Africa by H Salome Kruger, Tertia van Zyl, Makama A Monyeki, Cristian Ricci, Ruan Kruger

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Multisystemic impact of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: A case report highlighting renal, hepatic, and neurological involvement by Ibrahim Khalil, MBBS, Ahmed Fahim Faiyaz, MBBS, Md. Imran Hossain, MBBS, Mahmuda Akter, MBBS

“…The patient presented with persistent micturition difficulties, hematuria, and abdominal pain, compounded by hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. …”
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