Prevalence and Risk Factors of Childhood Hypertension in Urban-Rural Areas of China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Xiaohua Liang, Lun Xiao, Yetao Luo, Jiapei Xu

“…The increased blood pressure level in children and adolescents is recognized as an essential predictor of adulthood cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to ascertain the prevalence and the urban-rural disparity of childhood hypertension in the southwest of China. …”
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Relationship between triglyceride levels and different snoring states: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Fei-Fei Hou, Bei-Bei Wang, Ye Chen, Qiong Wang, Qiong Wu, Li-Na Yan

“…Abstract Objective High triglyceride (TG) levels are important risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Some recent studies have shown that snoring is also closely related to elevated TG levels. …”
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Effect of PCSK9 Inhibitor on Blood Lipid Levels in Patients with High and Very-High CVD Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yue Zhang, Yanrong Suo, Lin Yang, Xiaolu Zhang, Qun Yu, Miao Zeng, Wenlan Zhang, Xijuan Jiang, Yijing Wang

“…Conversely, changes of HDL-C [MD = 6.27, CI (5.17 to 7.36), P<0.00001] and ApoA1 [MD = 4.33, 95% CI (3.53 to 5.13), P<0.00001] from baseline were significantly more in high cardiovascular disease risk patients who received PCSK9 inhibitors treatment. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychotropic prescribing: a systematic review by Nikolaos Mastellos, Marie line El Asmar, Kanika I Dharmayat, Antonio J Vallejo-Vaz, Ryan Irwin, Swettha Mahesarajah

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Disorders of circadian rhythms of heart rate variability in diabetic cardiac autonomic neuropathy: mechanisms and consequences by V.A. Serhiyenko, M.I. Dolynay, V.B. Sehin, Y.V. Lazur, A.A. Serhiyenko

“…Abnormalities in heart rate variability (HRV) may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease over the next six years from 4 to 10 %. …”
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Elevated plasma trimethyllysine is associated with incident atrial fibrillation by Mads M Svenningsson, Gard FT Svingen, Per M Ueland, Gerhard Sulo, Espen Ø Bjørnestad, Eva R Pedersen, Indu Dhar, Dennis W. Nilsen, Ottar Nygård

“…TMAO is a microbiota-derived metabolite and a potential risk factor of cardiovascular disease. TML has recently been linked to atherosclerosis, acute myocardial infarction and prevalent atrial fibrillation (AF). …”
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Dietary and plasma atherogenic and thrombogenic indices and cardiometabolic risk factors among overweight and individuals with obesity by Reyhaneh Mokhtari, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi

“…Abstract Background Obesity and hyperlipidemia are the two central metabolic disorders linked to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Apart from dyslipidemia, the Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP), which is associated with dietary consumption, is another marker for predicting the risk of CVD. …”
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Longer disease progression milestone-free time in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treated versus not treated with intravenous edaravone: results from an administrative cl... by James D Berry, Melissa Hagan, Jeffrey Zhang, Ying Liu, Malgorzata Ciepielewska

“…Cases treated with IV edaravone and controls not treated with IV edaravone were propensity score matched for: age, sex, race, US region of residence, pre-index disease duration, insurance, riluzole prescription; and preindex claims for cardiovascular disease, artificial nutrition/gastrostomy tube, noninvasive ventilation and all-cause hospitalization. …”

CYP2C19 Genotype‐Guided Antiplatelet Therapy and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing a Neurointerventional Procedure by Kayla R. Tunehag, Ashton F. Pearce, Layna P. Fox, George A. Stouffer, Sten Solander, Craig R. Lee

“…In patients with cardiovascular disease undergoing a percutaneous coronary intervention, CYP2C19 no‐function allele carriers treated with clopidogrel experience a higher risk of major adverse cardiovascular outcomes, and multiple large prospective outcomes studies have shown an improvement in clinical outcomes when antiplatelet therapy selection was guided by CYP2C19 genotype. …”
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Divergent trends in the incidence and mortality of acute myocardial ischaemic syndrome, especially in women. Evidence from Finland in 1996–2021 by Atte Kallström, Ida Holopainen, Oleg Kambur, Markus Perola, Veikko Salomaa, Aki S. Havulinna, Markus Ramste, Juha Sinisalo

“…These results emphasize the need for further efforts in prevention of cardiovascular disease, particularly in young and middle-aged women.…”
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Association of oxidative balance score with the risk of all-cause and CVD mortality in younger US adults with diabetes by Chang Liu, Guoan Xiang, Dan Liang, Xuanbo Zhao, Kun Xiao, Lixin Xie

“…Despite its potential significance, there is a limited body of research exploring the relationship between OBS and all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality specifically in younger patients with diabetes. …”
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Risk of pneumonia in patients with isolated minor rib fractures: a nationwide cohort study by Yu-Hsun Wang, Ming-Chih Chou, Sai-Wai Ho, Ying-Hock Teng, Shun-Fa Yang, Han-Wei Yeh, Chao-Bin Yeh

“…This nationwide cohort study investigated the association between IMRFs and the risk of pneumonia in patients with blunt chest traumas.Design Nationwide population-based cohort study.Setting Patients with IMRFs were identified between 2010 and 2011 from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database.Participants Non-traumatic patients were matched through 1:8 propensity-score matching according to age, sex, and comorbidities (namely diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)) with the comparison cohort. …”
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Predictive accuracy of comorbidity index models in assessing mortality risk among hemodialysis patients: A comprehensive single‐center observational cohort study by Yanna Yu, Fen Li, Zhan Wang, Zhibin Ni, Shu Zhang, Weihong Zhao, Xiaohua Pei

“…The leading causes of death were sudden demise (82 patients, 41.2%), cardiovascular disease (48 patients, 24.1%), pulmonary infection (33 patients, 16.5%), and stroke (19 patients, 9.5%). …”
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Factors Associated with Medication Adherence in Coronary Artery Patients by Shiva Mashouf Rad, Mohammad Taghi Moghadamnia, Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leili, Nazila Javadi Pashaki

“…Introduction: Medication adherence plays an important role in preventing the worsening of cardiovascular disease. Some factors associated with medication adherence are still unknown. …”
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Hydrogen sulfide attenuates disturbed flow-induced vascular remodeling by inhibiting LDHB-mediated autophagic flux by Xia Wang, Xiying Huang, Yongya Zhang, Huanhuan Huo, Guo Zhou, Linghong Shen, Long Li, Ben He

“…Disturbed flow (DF) plays a critical role in the development and progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is involved in physiological processes within the cardiovascular system. …”
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Effect of breathing exercises with biofeedback on blood pressure in pre-hypertensive women: a randomised controlled trial by Afaf M. Botla, Reham S. Ebrahim, Soheir M. Elkosery, Ahmed M. Darwesh, Dina M.A. Mohamed

“…Introduction Pre-hypertensive women are significantly more likely to develop hypertension or serious cardiovascular disease (CV). Autonomic nervous system abnormalities, such as sympathetic overactivity and parasympathetic withdrawal, are most likely the earliest functional changes in hypertension. …”
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Electrocardiographic Changes in Pregnant Patients With Congenital Heart Disease by Maria A. Pabon, Amrit Misra, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Madeline E. Duncan, Ava Conklin, Katherine E. Economy, Fred M. Wu, Thomas Tadros, Anne Marie Valente, For the STORCC Investigators

“…ABSTRACT Background Electrocardiograms (EKGs) are routinely performed in pregnant patients with pre‐existing cardiovascular disease. However, in pregnant patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), EKG changes during gestation have not been explored. …”
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Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) Augmented Total Antioxidant Capacity and Reduced C-Reactive Protein among Haemodialysis Patients in Phase II Trial by Nour Elkhair Ali, Lamis AbdelGadir Kaddam, Suad Yousif Alkarib, Babikir Gabir Kaballo, Sami Ahmed Khalid, Abdalazim Higawee, Alaa AbdElhabib, Alaa AlaaAldeen, Aled O. Phillips, Amal Mahmoud Saeed

“…Haemodialysis (HD) is life-saving procedure, nevertheless it is an active chronic inflammatory status that could augment cardiovascular disease and increase mortality. Gum Arabic (GA) has been claimed to act as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent in experimental studies and clinical trials. …”
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Free fatty acid receptor 2 promotes cardiomyocyte hypertrophy by activating STAT3 and GATA4 by Hui Gao, Kunming Tian, Xiaojun Feng, Mengqing Yan, Chen Gao, Yisheng Jiang, Chenhao Zhu, Huzhe Zhu, Xueping Liu, Yingfu Peng

“…Free fatty acids (FFAs) play important roles in cardiovascular disease. Studies have shown that it is an important way for FAs to exert biological effects through their own receptors besides directly participating biochemical reaction in body. …”
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Mortality and risk of cardiac complications among immediate survivors of accidental electric shock: a Danish nationwide cohort study by Christian Torp-Pedersen, Sam Riahi, Lars Køber, Steen Møller Hansen, Peter Søgaard, Rikke Mortensen, Søren Hjortshøj

“…Few of the electric shock patients had a record of cardiovascular disease at baseline (364/11 462, 3.2%). The 5-year cumulative incidence of death was 0.47% (95% CI 0.29% to 0.65%) for emergency ward patients and 1.04% (95% CI 0.71% to 1.37%) for admitted patients. …”
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