Preoperative uterine artery embolisation before hysterectomy in women with giant uterine fibroid and HIV-associated nephropathy by Filip Szkodziak, Sławomir Woźniak, Łukasz Światłowski, Emilia Maleszyk, Piotr Szkodziak, Krzysztof Pyra, Viktor Berczi, Tomasz Paszkowski, Tomasz Jargiełło

“…However, surgical treatment in a patient with severe comorbid conditions and giant uterine fibroid carries serious risk of perioperative complications. …”
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Inflammatory Response Mechanisms Exacerbating Hypoxemia in Coexistent Pulmonary Fibrosis and Sleep Apnea by Ayodeji Adegunsoye, Jay Balachandran

“…Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis commonly have obstructive sleep apnea, which potentiates the hypoxic stimuli for oxidative stress, culminating in systemic inflammation and generalized vascular endothelial damage. Comorbidities like pulmonary hypertension, obesity, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction contribute to chronic hypoxemia leading to the release of proinflammatory cytokines that may propagate clinical deterioration and alter the pulmonary fibrotic pathway. …”
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Barriers and facilitating factors in the prevention of diabetes type 2 and gestational diabetes in vulnerable groups: A scoping review. by Jessica Breuing, Dawid Pieper, Annika Lena Neuhaus, Simone Heß, Lena Lütkemeier, Fabiola Haas, Mark Spiller, Christine Graf

“…<h4>Aims</h4>Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and gestational diabetes (GDM) are globally on the rise, accompanied by comorbidities and associated health costs. Increased physical activity, healthy nutrition, and weight loss have shown the potential to prevent T2DM/GDM. …”
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Risk Factors for Neonatal Sepsis in Pregnant Women with Premature Rupture of the Membrane by Dwiana Ocviyanti, William Timotius Wahono

“…Samples with existing comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus or other serious systemic illnesses such as heart disease or autoimmune condition were excluded from the analysis. …”
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Delayed Amplatzer Occluder Device Closure of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect: A Case Report by Francis Ting, Aditya Bhat, Neville Sammel, David Muller

“…The patient was reluctant to undergo open repair given her age and comorbidities and she underwent successful percutaneous repair of her VSD using a 16 mm Amplatzer occluder device 18 months after her initial presentation.…”
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Change in the Prevalence of Testing for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States: 1999–2012 by Nicholas T. Vozoris, Jane Batt

“…Compared to 1999-2000, significantly fewer individuals self-reported being tested for LTBI in 2011-2012 among Hispanic Americans (68.0% versus 60.7%, p<0.0001) and among those with comorbidities (74.7% versus 72.0%, p=0.02). There were also nonsignificant trends towards less self-reported LTBI testing in 2011-2012 versus 1999-2000 among household contacts of active TB cases, foreign-born individuals, and African Americans. …”
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Patterns of Change in Cognitive Function over Six Months in Adults with Chronic Heart Failure by Barbara Riegel, Christopher S. Lee, Dale Glaser, Stephen T. Moelter

“…Factors significantly associated with increased odds of being in the Below Average processing speed group included older age, male gender, Non-Caucasian race, less education, higher ejection fraction, high comorbid burden, excessive daytime sleepiness, and higher BMI. …”
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COVID-19 Preventive Measure: A Study on “MASK-A Boon or a Bane” by Revati Amin, Ranita Ghosh Dastidar, Vaishali K

“…It includes a short survey conducted with 1,173 anonymized healthy participants primarily devoid of comorbidities. The survey includes the effects of mask wearing, while outdoor with minimal activities like walking and with mild activities like jogging and stretching. …”
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Loneliness among adult cancer survivors in the United States: prevalence and correlates by Christopher W. Wheldon, Avishek Choudhury, Bryan P. McCormick, Juan R. Albertorio-Díaz

“…In a series of multiple logistic regression models, we identified differences in sociodemographic, cancer-related factors, non-cancer comorbidities, social isolation, social support, and social media use behaviors in the odds of reporting moderate-severe loneliness. …”
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Pervasive Refusal Syndrome: Three Case Reports—Autism as a Predisposing Factor and Gentle Coercion to Shorten Duration of Disorder? by Håkan Jarbin, Ann-Sofie Saldeen, Carl-Magnus Forslund

“…Rehabilitation was slower in PRS with comorbid autism; additionally, accommodations to school and living support needed to be put in place. …”
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Distinguishing rheumatoid arthritis from psoriatic arthritis by Joseph F Merola, Luis R Espinoza, Roy Fleischmann

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have key differences in clinical presentation, radiographic findings, comorbidities and pathogenesis to distinguish between these common forms of chronic inflammatory arthritis. …”
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Differences in severity of depression symptoms in overweight, obese and normal weight Palestinian children and adolescents by Hadeel Agbaria, Fayez Mahamid, Dana Bdier

“…Obesity is related to a wide variety of medical and psychological comorbidities which has short- and long-term effects on children’s mental health. …”
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Obesity and Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Middle East and UAE by Mayank G. Vats, Bassam H. Mahboub, Hassan Al Hariri, Ashraf Al Zaabi, Deepa Vats

“…Apart from direct medical, psychological, and quality of life related adverse effects of obesity, many indirect medical comorbidities, namely, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HTN), and metabolic syndrome, imposes a significant health burden on the individual and community with consequent morbidity and mortality. …”
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Stability, Bifurcation, and a Pair of Conserved Quantities in a Simple Epidemic System with Reinfection for the Spread of Diseases Caused by Coronaviruses by Jorge Fernando Camacho, Cruz Vargas-De-León

“…On the other hand, it is known that, in populations infected by these coronaviruses, individuals with comorbidities or older people have significant mortality rates or deaths induced by the disease. …”
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Thoracic Segmental Spinal Anesthesia in Kyphoplasty: A Case Series by Prajnananda Haloi, Rahul Biswas, Ananta Kumar Bora, Dipanjali Mahanta, Dhrubajyoti Choudhury

“…Prolonged immobility in these patients often results in multiple comorbidities. Anesthetic modalities that have been used in kyphoplasty include general anesthesia, monitored anesthesia care, lumbar spinal anesthesia, and interfacial plane blocks, each with its advantages and disadvantages. …”
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Special Needs Dental Management of the Class 3 Obese Patient by Zanab Malik

“…Obesity has links with numerous systemic diseases which may complicate dental management and as such, patients with obesity and concomitant medical comorbidities are commonly managed by Special Needs Dentistry specialist departments in Australia. …”
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Is there a risk of esketamine misuse in clinical practice? by Carlos Roncero, Milton Merizalde-Torres, Néstor Szerman, Marta Torrens, Pablo Vega, Pilar Andres-Olivera, Francisco Javier Álvarez

“…Despite initial concerns, long-term clinical studies have not documented instances of abuse, misuse, addiction or withdrawal, and the same was found in case reports or subsamples of high-risk populations with comorbidities such as substance use disorder or alcohol use disorder. …”
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How do smoking, vaping, and nicotine affect people with epilepsy and seizures? A scoping review protocol. by Jackson A Narrett, Waleed Khan, Melissa C Funaro, Jeremy J Moeller

“…<h4>Background</h4>Epilepsy is a prevalent disease that requires personalized care to control seizures, reduce side effects, and ameliorate the burden of comorbidities. Smoking is a major cause of preventable death and disease. …”
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Evaluation of Clinical and Immunological Characteristics of Children with Common Variable Immunodeficiency by Gülsüm Alkan, Sevgi Keles, İsmail Reisli

“…In addition, growth retardation (n=9) and bronchiectasis (n=5) were common comorbidities. Two patients presented with autoimmune thrombocytopenia and anemia, and one patient exhibited lung empyema. …”
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Advancing Insights into Large-Artery Stiffening in Humans Through the Application of Multi-omics by Marie-Joe Dib

“…LAS characterizes a high-priority therapeutic target to improve cardiovascular disease burden and associated comorbidities. This review aims to (i) provide an overview of insights from genetic research on LAS pathophysiology, and explore the scope of next-generation sequencing methods in the field arterial research; (ii) shed light on the utility of emerging state-of-the-art multi-omics approaches to unravel mechanisms underlying LAS to identify candidate therapeutic targets; (iii) highlight the potential of emerging state-of-the-art integrative multi-omics, motivating their use to address current gaps in understanding sex- and ancestry-specific mechanisms of LAS.…”
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