Characterization of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated at the General University Hospital Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima by Edislaimy Suárez Rosales, Rodolfo Javier Rivero Morey, Lourdes María Roca Surí, Francisco de Jesús Valladares Carvajal, Evelyn Delgado Rodríguez, Lourdes María Fernández García

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the main reason for consultation continues to be chest pain. Age and comorbidities are risk factors to take into account when preventing this entity. …”
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Wilson disease in the USA: epidemiology and real-world patient characteristics based on a retrospective observational health claims study by Karl Heinz Weiss, Peter Hedera, Shona Fang, Carey Strader, Halley Costantino

“…Objectives To describe the epidemiology, patient characteristics and comorbidities in patients with Wilson disease (WD) in the USA.Design Retrospective, population-based study.Setting The study used the US Komodo claims database containing records regarding medical claims for over 120 million individuals.Participants Patients with WD were identified via ICD-10 (10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases) code during the study period 2016–2019 and no age restriction was applied. …”
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A Literature Review Determinat Factors of Quality of Life in Chronic Kidney Disease patients with Hemodialysis by Ni Wayan Sri Wahyuni, Ni Putu Kamaryati, Made Rismawan, Putu Inge Ruth Suantika

“…Results: From the literature review, it was found that some of the factors studied were demographic factors such as age, gender, education, hemodialysis duration, medication adherence, depression, complications, family support, income, nutritional status, hemoglobin levels, and comorbidities.Conclusion: From the results of the above study, several factors affect the quality of life of hemodialysis patients, namely the duration of hemodialysis, drug compliance, age, gender, education, occupation, gender, family support, nutritional status, depression, hemoglobin levels and comorbidities. …”
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Differentiation value of miR-26b for major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, generalized anxiety disorder by Lingming Kong, Xiaoli Zhu, Liyi Zhang, Shengdong Chen

“…Introduction: First episode and drug naive schizophrenia (SZ) patients comorbid with major depressive episode and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) comorbid with major depressive disorder (MDD) are common in clinical practice, overlapping symptomatology during first presentation of MDD, SZ and GAD challenged the diagnostic process. …”
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A prediction study on the occurrence risk of heart disease in older hypertensive patients based on machine learning by Fei Si, Qian Liu, Jing Yu

“…Older hypertensive patients with baseline comorbid dyslipidemia, chronic pulmonary diseases, arthritis or rheumatic diseases faced a higher risk of future heart disease. …”
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Cystatin C Levels in Middle-Aged Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Kostas Archontogeorgis, Evangelia Nena, Christina Tsigalou, Athanasios Voulgaris, Maria Xanthoudaki, Marios Froudarakis, Paschalis Steiropoulos

“…Methods. 84 individuals examined with polysomnography for OSAS symptoms without known comorbidities were prospectively recruited. Results. …”
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Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study assessing maternal and perinatal outcomes by Maroun Matar, Georges Yared, Christopher Massaad, Kariman Ghazal

“…Additionally, pre-pregnancy comorbidities, including diabetes, hypertension, and hypothyroidism were not associated with pregnancy bleeding. …”
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Effect of acute pancreatitis on the risk of developing osteoporosis: A nationwide cohort study. by Shih-Yi Lin, Wu-Huei Hsu, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Cheng-Li Lin, Chung-Hao Tsai, Chia-Hung Kao

“…We applied age-, sex-, and comorbidities-adjusted variable Cox proportional hazard models for assessing the association between AP and osteoporosis. …”
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A comparative study on the effect of coronary angioplasty on left ventricular function in post myocardial infarction among patients with and without type-2 diabetes mellitus by Sava Nanda Gopal, Hanumath Prasad Yallanki, Kaldindu Lakshmi Priya, Kannan R.

“…Additional data on clinical outcomes, functional status, cardiac biomarkers, medication use, comorbid condition management, and hemodynamic measurements were also collected. …”
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Acute Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis-Related Orbital Infection: A Single Medical Center Experience by Yu-Fang Huang, Kai-Li Liang, Chiao-Ying Liang, Po-Chin Yang, Jun-Peng Chen, Li-Chen Wei

“…Results. The most common comorbidities in AIFRS were diabetes mellitus (DM) and hematological malignancy. …”
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Comparison of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Intragastric Balloon Procedures by Fatih Türkoğlu, Serdar Yormaz

“…However, LSG is more effective in improving obesity-related comorbidities and weight loss, whereas IGB is a safe method that is more easily applicable, reversible, and has lower complication rates.…”
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Overnight oximetry in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy: a single center experience by C. Carrie Liu, Kathleen H. Chaput, Valerie Kirk, Warren Yunker

“…Demographic features, comorbidities, pre-operative oximetry results, and post-operative complications were recorded. …”
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Clinical characteristics and treatment modalities in uremic and non uremic calciphylaxis - a dermatological single-center experience by Sabine Yousuf, Dorothee Busch, Regina Renner, Stefan Schliep, Cornelia Erfurt-Berge

“…Significant differences were identified in comorbidities, such as atrial fibrillation (p < 0.001) and hyperparathyroidism (p < 0.01) accounting for CUA patients. …”
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Episodic Behavioural Regression in an 8-Year-Old Female: Sequelae of 22q11.2 Duplication Syndrome by A. Bahji, S. Khalid-Khan

“…While its connection to 22q11.2 deletion syndrome is actively investigated, case reports on the neuropsychiatric sequelae of affected individuals have been previously described, largely focusing on comorbid autism spectrum disorder. Here, we present the case of an 8-year-old female experiencing episodes of severe behavioural regression following medical illness. …”
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in a Nonagenarian with Aortic Aneurysm: Futility or Utility? by Evelyn Fennelly, Marcus Lee, Mark Da Costa, Sherif Sultan, Faisal Sharif, Darren Mylotte

“…Herein we present a case of a 90-year-old female patient with symptomatic severe AS and significant comorbidities including diffuse peripheral vascular disease and a large ascending aortic aneurysm. …”
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A Case of Persistent Hypoglycemia: Emphasizing the Role of Kidneys by Praveen Govindaraju, Mohammed Fahad Khan, Rohan Augustine, Hebri Sudarshan Ballal

“…In patients with underlying comorbidities, hypoglycemia is usually straightforward and may be multifactorial in etiology. …”
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Oral condition of patients hospitalized for Covid-19 and its impact on quality of life by Lara Ribeiro Feitosa DUAILIBE, Laise Nunes RODRIGUES, Alanna Barros de ARRUDA, Robinson SABINO-SILVA, Rayenne Augusta Mota FERREIRA, Rudys Rodolfo de Jesus TAVAREZ, Cyrene Piazera Silva COSTA, Meire Coelho FERREIRA

“…The prevalence of comorbidities was comparable between the two groups. …”
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Emergence of invasive Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis in Spain (2012-2022): genomic insights and clinical correlations by Guillem López de Egea, Aida González-Díaz, Randall J Olsen, Gérard Guédon, Dàmaris Berbel, Immaculada Grau, Jordi Càmara, Lucía Saiz-Escobedo, Sara Calvo-Silveria, Irene Cadenas-Jiménez, José María Marimón, Emilia Cercenado, Antonio Casabella, Sara Martí, M. Ángeles Domínguez, Nathalie Leblond-Bourget, James M Musser, Carmen Ardanuy

“…Results: iSDSE episodes at HUB occurred predominantly in older patients with comorbidities (particularly, diabetes, chronic heart disease, and malignancies). …”
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The Epidemiology of Migraine Headache in Arab Countries: A Systematic Review by Ashraf El-Metwally, Paivi Toivola, Khalid AlAhmary, Salwa Bahkali, Ali AlKhathaami, Shatha A. Al Ammar, Ibrahim M. Altamimi, Saleh M. Alosaimi, Munazza Jawed, Sami Almustanyir

“…This study aimed to evaluate epidemiological evidence to report updated estimates on prevalence, risk factors, and associated comorbidities of migraine headache in the Arab countries. …”
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Clinical profile of an unselected population with heart failure treated with vericiguat in real life: differences with the VICTORIA trial by Alberto Esteban-Fernández, Alberto Esteban-Fernández, Alejandro Recio-Mayoral, Raquel López-Vilella, Raquel López-Vilella, Gregorio de Lara, Moisés Barrantes-Castillo, Inés Gómez-Otero, Inés Gómez-Otero, Julio Nuñez-Villota, Julio Nuñez-Villota, Julio Nuñez-Villota, Julio Nuñez-Villota, Carolina Robles-Gamboa, José López-Aguilera, Ángel Iniesta-Manjavacas, Paula Fluviá, Francisco Pastor-Pérez, Laia Belarte-Tornero, Gonzalo Alonso-Salinas, Pablo Díez-Villanueva

“…Patients in VERISEC were older and had more comorbidities (diabetes, advanced chronic kidney disease) compared to VICTORIA, with 20% having an estimated glomerular filtration rate below 30 ml/min. …”
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