Probiotics, metabolism and the functional condition of cardio-vascular system by Ye. A. Kashukh, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Obtained data demonstrate that intake of certain probiotic strains may be applied as a successful treatment of atherosclerosis, systemic hypertension, metabolic syndrome and heart failure. Conclusion. …”
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Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy with Atypical Symptoms: A Rare Case of Tongue Fasciculation and Facial Muscle Weakness by Shafiq ur Rehman, Saba Zaidi, Mahzareen

“… This case report presents a 55-year-old man, with a history of hypertension, who developed an unusual and atypical presentation of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). …”
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Clinico-demographic factors affecting mortality in COVID-19 patients at a health care facility, Western Uttar Pradesh by Swati Singh, Anupam Sisodia, Meghna Athwani

“…Patients with diabetes and hypertension had two times higher hazard of death than patients without these comorbidities. …”
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Inflammatory Gene Signature Identified by Machine Algorithms Reveals Novel Biomarkers of Coronary Artery Disease by Liu X, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Xu Y, Xia W, Liu R, Xu S

“…Xing Liu,1,* Yuanyuan Zhang,1,* Yan Wang,2,3,* Yanfeng Xu,2,4,5 Wenhao Xia,2,5– 7 Ruiming Liu,4,5 Shiyue Xu2,5,6 1Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Hypertension and Vascular Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3Health Management Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 4Laboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 5National - Guangdong Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 6NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Guangxi Hospital Division of The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shiyue Xu, Department of Hypertension and Vascular Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, People’s Republic of China, Email xushy25@mail.sysu.edu.cn Ruiming Liu, Laboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, People’s Republic of China, Email liuruim@mail2.sysu.edu.cnPurpose: Inflammatory activation of immune cells plays a pivotal role in the development of coronary artery diseases (CAD). …”
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Empty Calories in Processed Foods: A Comprehensive Review of Dietary Implications by Yusuf Sarkingobir, Yusuf Yahaya Miya

“…Added sugar causes insulin resistance and other comobidities, solid fat causes clogging of blood vessels and further aftermaths, sodium elicit hypertension. However, there is little or zero presence of micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) in empty calories, a situation that I cut micronutrients deficiencies and further impacts. …”
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Anomalous origin of a right pulmonary artery identified with echocardiography combined with CT: a case in a juvenile patient by Yan-ling Li, Ping Xie, Jia Wei, Zhao-xia Guo

“…Its clinical manifestations depend mainly on the associated significant pulmonary hypertension, with an extremely high mortality rate in the first year of life. …”
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A rare manifestation of adrenocortical carcinoma as a mimic of pheochromocytoma: a case report and literature review by Joanna Sobolewska, Wioleta Respondek, Przemyslaw Witek

“…Herein, in this article, we would like to provide an overview of reported ACC cases clinically manifesting as pheochromocytoma, based on the clinical image of a 59-year-old female patient with unintentional weight loss, non-specific abdominal pain, a diagnosis of hypertension, and significantly elevated excretion of 3-methoxytyramine in a 24-h urine collection, histopathologically diagnosed with ACC. …”
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Early Kasai portoenterostomy in a 9-day-old newborn with extrahepatic biliary atresia: a case report highlighting improved prognosis with prompt intervention by Mortada H.F. El-Shabrawi, Gamal Eltagy, Mohamed Qinawy, Mohammed Am Oshi, Amjad Algethami, Nawaf A Alhujayri, Shaker S Alharthi, Abdullah M Alelyani, Naglaa M Kamal

“…Extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA) is a leading cause of neonatal cholestasis, often resulting in end-stage cirrhosis and portal hypertension without early diagnosis and treatment. This report highlights the importance of timely intervention, describing a 6-day-old male newborn diagnosed with EHBA who underwent successful Kasai portoenterostomy at 9 days of age. …”
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Evaluation of Vaso-occlusive Crises in United States Sickle Cell Disease Patients: A Retrospective Claims-based Study by Nirmish Shah, Menaka Bhor, Lin Xie, Steve Arcona, Rashid Halloway, Jincy Paulose, Huseyin Yuce

“…Patients with VOCs were associated with a higher risk for death (hazard ratio=1.56; 95% confidence interval: [1.19-2.05]) or acute complications including acute chest syndrome, stroke, pulmonary embolism, splenic sequestration, and pulmonary hypertension. SCD patients have a substantial burden of disease-related complications. …”
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The Safety of Ondansetron and Chlorpromazine for Hyperemesis Gravidarum in First Trimester Pregnancy by Şafak Özdemirci, Funda Akpınar, Melek Bilge, Funda Özdemirci, Saynur Yılmaz, Deniz Esinler, İnci Kahyaoğlu

“…We evaluated the pregnancy outcome including birth weight, pregnancy induced hypertension, preterm birth and major congenital malformations. …”
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Serum High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Concentrations in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma and Its Association With Histological Grade in a Chinese Population by Ying-Ying Cao PhD, Xiao-Jing Lv MD, Hui Li PhD, Li-Chao Qian PhD, Hai-Peng Si MD, Yuan Li PhD, Kai Guo PhD, Shuai Ren PhD, Zhong-Qiu Wang MD

“…Clinical data, blood biochemical results, imaging features, and pathological details of the patients were collected, such as age, gender, diabetes, hypertension, tumor grade, tumor size and location, high-density lipoprotein (HDL-c), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9), and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). …”
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Syphilis and Urogenital Diseases during Pregnancy and Developmental Defects of Enamel: A Brazilian Prenatal Cohort (BRISA) by Elisa Miranda Costa, Judith Rafaelle Oliveira Pinho, Maria da Conceição Pereira Saraiva, Cecília Cláudia Costa Ribeiro, Claudia Maria Coêlho Alves, Erika Barbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz

“…The covariables included in the theoretical model were socioeconomic situation (SES), low birth weight, mother’s age, number of prenatal care visits (PCV), hypertension, diabetes, medication use during pregnancy, and child’s age. …”
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A 15-year pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma experience in a single centre: a Singapore perspective by Yingshan Lee, Leon Yuan Rui Tan, Shaikh Abdul Kader Kamaldeen Abdul Shakoor

“…Despite adequate preoperative preparation, intraoperative haemodynamic instability occurred in 70.4% and early postoperative hypotension occurred in 11.1% of patients. After surgery, hypertension was resolved in 41.2% (7/17) and diabetes mellitus in 60% (3/5). …”
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Role of alpha-fetoprotein in complex diagnostics of progressing course of chronic hepatitis B and C by I. A. Belavina, O. P. Dudanova

“…At HA CHC close correlations were revealed between AFP and ALT (0,56; p<0,05), histological activity (0,73; p<0,01), HSI (0,65; p<0,05) and portal hypertension index (0,45; p<0,01)Conclusions. AFP can be used for diagnostics necroinflammation progression, sclerosis and impairment of perfusion of the liver in patients with chronic viral hepatites B and C.…”
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Pulse protein quality and derived bioactive peptides by Matthew G. Nosworthy, Matthew G. Nosworthy, Bianyun Yu, L. Irina Zaharia, Gerardo Medina, Nii Patterson

“…This review highlights the nutritional quality of pulse proteins as determined by the Protein Efficiency Ratio and Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score as well as bioactive properties of specific bioactive peptides related to amelioration of hypertension and diabetes. Additionally, the use of proteomics platforms, such as mass spectrometry, in combination with bioinformatics tools, enables the identification and characterization of bioactive peptides in pulse crops. …”
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Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease at obesity and its interrelation with cardio-vascular disease and 2nd type diabetes mellitus risk factors by G. A. Melnichenko, A. Yu. Yeliseyeva, M. V. Mayevskaya

“…At multi-factor analysis of variance interrelation of NAFLD with CVD and type 2 DM risk factors, such as systemic hypertension, dyslipidemia, disorders of carbohydrate metabolism and insulin resistance was confirmed.Conclusions. …”
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Vitamin D as a predictor of negative outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: An observational study by Volodymyr Bogomaz, Sofiia Shatylo

“…The gender; severity of COVID-19; comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, obesity; type of respiratory support, and the length of hospital stay did not differ in both groups. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of adult overweight and obesity in Southwestern China by Xiao-Qiang Zhang, Hua-An Du, Chuan Huang, Jian-Xiong Liu, Yong-Mei Hu, Ya Liu, Xiao-Bo Huang

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis suggested that women, non-smokers, ex-smokers, being hypertensive and diabetic were related to higher obesity prevalence, and that physically active adults and those aged 65–79 years were less likely to have obesity.ConclusionObesity and overweight were prevalent in Southwestern China, especially among women, those with diabetes and/or hypertension, and those who have quitted smoking for more than 3 years.…”
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Allograft Reconstruction Outcome Independent of Patient’s Age by Parimal Rana, Jane Brennan, Anagh Astavans, Sneha Kuppireddy, Christina Morganti, Benjamin M Petre, Andrea Johnson, Justin J Turcotte, Daniel Redziniak

“…Results: Among the observed age groups, older individuals had a higher prevalence of comorbidities, including anxiety or depression (P = 0.043), hypertension (P < 0.001), and sleep apnea (P = 0.029). …”
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