Clinical features and predictors of atrial fibrillation in patients with light‐chain or transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis by Maria Papathanasiou, Aiste‐Monika Jakstaite, Sara Oubari, Johannes Siebermair, Reza Wakili, Julia Hoffmann, Alexander Carpinteiro, Tim Hagenacker, Andreas Thimm, Christoph Rischpler, Lukas Kessler, Tienush Rassaf, Peter Luedike

“…Patients presenting with AF have more severe symptoms and higher burden of comorbidities. ATTR type of amyloidosis is the strongest predictor of AF. …”
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Temporal trends in characteristics and outcome of heart failure patients with and without significant coronary artery disease by Entela Bollano, Björn Redfors, Araz Rawshani, Dimitrios Venetsanos, Sebastian Völz, Oskar Angerås, Charlotta Ljungman, Joakim Alfredsson, Tomas Jernberg, Truls Råmunddal, Petur Petursson, J. Gustav Smith, Oscar Braun, Henrik Hagström, Ole Fröbert, David Erlinge, Elmir Omerovic

“…Long‐term survival improved in all HF patients despite a steady increase of elderly patients with comorbidities.…”
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Longitudinal Outcomes of Patients with Aortic Stenosis Stratified by Sex: An Asian Perspective by Joy Y. S. Ong, Aloysius S. T. Leow, Chun Yi Ng, Poay Huan Loh, Swee Chye Quek, William K. F. Kong, Tiong Cheng Yeo, Ching Hui Sia, Kian Keong Poh

“…Methods: Consecutive data with echocardiographic diagnoses of AS were stratified according to gender in a tertiary academic center between 2011 and 2021. Demographics, comorbidities, and clinical outcomes were compared. Results: Seven hundred and three (703) patients were included (56%, <i>n</i> = 397 were female). …”
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HIV, the gut microbiome and clinical outcomes, a systematic review. by Rachel Mac Cann, Ellen Newman, Declan Devane, Caroline Sabin, Aoife G Cotter, Alan Landay, Paul W O'Toole, Patrick W Mallon

“…However, this population is now experiencing accelerated age-related comorbidities, contributed to by chronic immune activation and inflammation, with dysbiosis of the gut microbiome also implicated.…”
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Perinatal Outcome of Fetal Echogenic Bowel: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study by Hidayet Sal, Erhan Huseyin Comert, Yasin Semih Ekici, Turhan Aran

“…Fetuses and infants were evaluated in terms of antenatal comorbidities and postnatal persistent diseases. Infants were followed-up to June 2018 from time of diagnosis. …”
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Clinically meaningful classes of financial toxicity for patients with diabetes by Minal R. Patel, Jonathan P. Troost, Michele Heisler, Noelle E. Carlozzi

“…Multiple indicators of financial stress, maladaptive cost-coping behaviors, more comorbidities, more prescribed medications, more diabetes distress, more depressive symptoms, closer to the federal poverty level, female, having lower educational attainment and being single were all significant predictors of high financial toxicity class membership. …”
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Health status of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women at Mangalore, Karnataka, India by C V Divya, Vasantkumar V Bhanushali, E Vinu, K S Premlal

“…The most prevalent menopausal symptoms are night sweats (72.8%), irritability (94.2%), vaginal dryness (76.7%), decreased libido (94.8%), and fatigue (88.7%). The common comorbidities were anemia (49.5%), dental caries (23.4%), and hypertension (23.1%). …”
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Characterization of hemorrhoidal disease in patients treated in the Coloproctology service. Cienfuegos, 2020-2022 by Victor Manuel García Pino, José Alberto Puerto Lorenzo, Lidia Torres Aja

“…The studied variables were: age, sex, history of the disease, comorbidities, type of hemorrhoids, classification according to grade, reason for consultation, surgical technique used and postoperative complications.…”
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Profil Bakteri Patogen dan Kepekaannya pada Pasien Ventilator Associated Pneumonia dengan Infeksi COVID- 19 di Rumah Sakit UKRIDA¬ by Jeremy Christopher, Ade Dharmawan, Donna Mesina Pasaribu, Nicolas Layanto

“…Results: Most of the study sample had characteristics of being male (71.9%), aged 25-64 years (78.1%), overweight (40.6%), and hypertension (40.6%) as the comorbid. Gram-negative bacteria is the pre-dominated bacteria in this study, with Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia being the most isolated bacteria. …”
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Relevance of Preoperative Vessel Mapping and Early Postoperative Ultrasonography in Predicting Arteriovenous Fistula Failure in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients by Shikhar Gupta, Mehtab Ahmed, Sayema, Azam Haseen, Saif Quaiser

“…Results: A significant association between fistula failure and cephalic vein diameter, brachial artery diameter, intimal vessel wall calcification, and comorbid conditions like diabetes mellitus was observed. …”
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Postoperative Complications of Patellar Resurfacing In Total Knee Replacement by Ubair Ullah Shaheen, Sarmad Nasir Janjua, Shaheen Iqbal, Hafiz Muhammad Noman, Qasim Mahmood Ghouri, Muhammad Noman Khalid

“…Exclusion criteria: Patients undergone TKR with comorbid; diabetes, congestive heart disease, hypertension, neuropathological diseases & renal disorders.& unwilling to participate. …”
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Surgical treatment methods in the course of psychiatric disorders: Deep brain stimulation—Novel insights and indications by Ugo Giordano, Jakub Mizera, Elżbieta Żak, Justyna Pilch, Paulina Tomecka, Tomasz Dudzik, Mikołaj Palczewski, Weronika Biziorek, Patryk Piotrowski

“…Furthermore, we mark the possible influence of comorbidities on treatment results. Our review consists of articles and studies found on PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane, and Scopus, which were then analyzed with scrutiny in the identification process, including the most resourceful ones. …”
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IAPSM’s Position Paper on Influenza Vaccines for Adult Immunization in India by Nikita Sharma, Madhur Verma, Kapil Goel, Muralidhar M. Kulkarni, Anu Bhardwaj, Sahil Sharma, Tejbeer Singh, Madhu Gupta, Anuradha Nadda, Lalit R. Sankhe

“…IAPSM recommends considering routine use of IIV for all individuals above 60 years, adults with comorbidities, and pregnant women in India. The program managers should consider the pattern of influenza seasonality in a particular region. …”
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Propranolol: A Promising Therapeutic Avenue for Classic Kaposi Sarcoma by Rasha Mahmoud Genedy, Marwa Owais, Naglaa Mohamed El Sayed

“…Conclusions: Oral propranolol is a safe and good option for treatment of patients with non-complicated classic Kaposi sarcoma, especially elderly with multiple comorbidities. …”
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CARDIOVASCULAR RISK BEFORE AND AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SEVERE OBESITY by Lilian CARDIA, Alexandre Viera GADDUCCI, Denis PAJECKI, Marco Aurelio SANTO, Roberto DE CLEVA

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Obesity is a predisposing factor for serious comorbidities, particularly those related to elevated cardiovascular mortality. …”
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Multi-professional rehabilitation model among Older Persons after Hip Fracture Surgery: Review by Wantonoro Wantonoro, Tuan Van Nguyen, Hsiu-Ling Yang

“…In addition, hip fracture rehabilitation problems include fear of falling and comorbid and postoperative complications. The multi-professional rehabilitation model improved the quality of life of the older persons after hip fracture surgery. …”
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Endovascular Management of a Refractory Pseudoaneurysm of the Sternocleidomastoid Artery Caused by Attempted Internal Jugular Central Line Placement with Long-Term Follow-Up: A Cas... by Yassmeen Abdel-Aty, Michael P. Bellew

“…A 63-year-old female with multiple comorbidities presented with a firm 7 cm tender mass located in the right neck. …”
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Quality of Life of Patients with Liver Cirrhosis by María Belén Alvarado Villavicencio, Evelyn Carolina Betancourt Rubio, Luis Roberto Villamarín Ponce

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: in the study carried out, statistical significance was found between the level of education and the physical, psychological and environmental domains, likewise, statistical significance was observed between the sex of the subjects and the psychological and social domains, in addition, it was found statistical significance between comorbidities and the psychological, social and environmental domain. …”
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Apelin Serum Level in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C by Hala O. El-Mesallamy, Nadia M. Hamdy, Hanan H. Rizk, Abdel-Rahman El-Zayadi

“…In addition, obesity and IR could act as comorbid factors affecting apelin level in patients with CHC.…”
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Assessment of Compliance of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate in Patients with Early Osteoarthritis of the Knee by Ajit Prakash Bhaskarwar, Ashish Pande, Kailash Pati Dev Jaidev

“…A significant positive correlation was found with education, family support, and awareness of the disease, whereas a negative correlation was found with age, functional impairment, comorbidities, and polypharmacy. Conclusion: The study confirmed the existence of good compliance to glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate in patients with early OA of the knee. …”
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