Association of Neovascular Glaucoma with Risk of Stroke: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Cheng-Wen Su, Yue-Cune Chang, Cheng-Li Lin, Hsin-Yi Chen

“…This study included 416 NVG patients and 4160 controls. Medical comorbidities were also evaluated. The cumulative incidence of ischemic stroke was 15.6% higher in the NVG cohort than in the control cohort (p<0.001); the incidence density rates of stroke were 3.80 and 1.19 per 10,000 person-years in the NVG and control cohorts, respectively. …”
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Cinacalcet Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism by H. M. Rothe, O. Liangos, P. Biggar, A. Petermann, M. Ketteler

“…Medical therapy should be first choice in patients with hyperplasia in all glands rather than an isolated adenoma (10–15%), patients with persisting HPT following unsuccessful surgery or inoperable cases due to comorbidities, and patients detected in lab screens for hypercalcemia before developing symptoms who should be treated early but are usually reluctant to undergo surgery. …”
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Bipolar Saline TURP for Large Prostate Glands by David S. Finley, Shawn Beck, Richard J. Szabo

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in patients with very large prostate glands and significant comorbidities. Four patients with prostate glands >160 cc on preoperative volume measurement and ASA class three or higher underwent bipolar TURP with the Gyrus PlasmaKinetic system. …”
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EFFECTS OF DHIKR ON SPIRITUALITY AND CORTISOL LEVELS AMONG PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE: A PILOT STUDY by Fanni Okviasanti, Suhartono Taat Putra, Abu Bakar, Ah yusuf

“…Introduction: Depression and anxiety are common comorbid conditions in patients with heart failure (HF). …”
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THE EFFECT OF KEGEL EXERCISE ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN POST TURP PATIENTS AT MUHAMMADIYAH HOSPITAL by Cucuk Rahmadi Purwanto, Yani Erniyawati, Susilo Harianto, Hafna Ilmy Muhalla, Fanni Okviasanti, Endah Sri Wijayanti

“…Introduction: Urinary incontinence is a comorbid condition that often occurs in post TURP clients. …”
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Self-reported Occupational-related Contact Dermatitis: Prevalence and Risk Factors among Health-care Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study by Rahaf I. Alshareef, Abeer R. Alkahtani, Areej R. Alkahtani, Norah A. Albdaya, Mohammed S Aldossary

“…The crude odds ratio for personal and family history of allergy were 3.88 (95% confidence interval (CI): 2.62–5.82), and 2.63 (95% CI: 1.75–4.00), respectively, suggesting that participants with these comorbidities had a higher chance of developing OCD than patients without them did. …”
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Prevalence, risk factors and health-seeking behavior of menstrual disorders among women in India: a review of two-decade evidence by Puja Das, Suresh Jungari

“…The study findings suggest that health-seeking behaviour is the most important factor in reducing menstrual disorders, which has long-term effects of increasing other comorbidities.…”
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LATERAL PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY IN HORSESHOE KIDNEY: AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH WITH HIGH SUCCESS RATE by Yuvi Wahyudi, Sawkar Vijay Pramod, Ferry Safriadi

“… Objective: This case report was aimed to present a lateral percutaneous nephrolitotomy (PCNL) approach for a patient with horseshoe kidney, few comorbidities, and the outcome of this procedure. Case(s) presentation: A 70 years old obese male came into our hospital with pain in the left flank. …”
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Laparoscopic Removal of Angelchik Prosthesis Followed by Interval Sleeve Gastrectomy by Faryal G. Afridi, Morgan Johnson, Kelsey A. Musgrove, Salim Abunnaja, Lawrence E. Tabone, David C. Borgstrom, Nova Szoka

“…She presented to a bariatric clinic for consideration of bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity and associated comorbidities. She also reported significant problems with reflux and dysphagia. …”
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New Oral Anaticoagulant Prescribing Decisions amongst General Practitioners: Handle with Care by Ann Kirby, Aileen Murphy, Colin Bradley

“…This measures the joint decision making process of prescribing a NOAC based on four risk factors - renal impairment, hepatic impairment, other comorbidities and drug interactions. **Results:** Younger GPs are more likely to consider ‘other co-morbidities’ and ‘renal impairment’ as important when making NOAC prescribing decisions. …”
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Non-invasive rehabilitation in Morbus Ledderhose disease, methods, techniques, efficiency by Elena Costescu, Oana Păduraru, Gabriela Călin, Mihaiela Camelia Țabrean (Partene), Călin Ștefan Păduraru

“…Some of the patients associate comorbidities such as type II diabetes, Dupuytren’s disease or, more rarely, with Peyronie’s disease (penile fibromatosis). …”
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Infections in systemic lupus erythematosus: A study of incidence and risk factors in 100 patients from western India by Ankan Jha, Tridip Das, Sunilkumar Rajmani Singh, Jyotsna Oak

“…Renal lupus and presence of comorbidities did not have a significant association with occurrence of infections. …”
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Sociodemographic and Pathological Characterization of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treated in Peru Medical Center by José Ander Asenjo Alarcón

“…Its characteristics and associated comorbidities are well known, however, the response of patients to conventional treatments is not always effective. …”
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Impact of Inappropriate Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy on Mortality of Septic Patients with Bacteremia: A Retrospective Study by Saoraya Lueangarun, Amorn Leelarasamee

“…Demographic data, antimicrobial use, types of bacteria isolated from blood and susceptibilities, patients’ comorbidities, 28-day and overall mortality rates were collected and analyzed. …”
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Association of antenatal anxiety with adverse pregnancy outcomes: A prospective hospital-based study by Arun K. Dwivedi, Namrita Sandhu, Soheli Datta, Aayushi Gumber, Lovely Shukla, Usha K. Yadav, Shreya Singh, Prachi Sharma

“…Edinburgh Postnatal Depression rating Scale (EPDS) was used to assess comorbid depression. These women were followed up in the post-natal period to assess pregnancy outcomes. …”
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Personalized Organoid-Based Treatments in Older Patients with Cancer: A Registry Study in Progress by Pirmin Häuptle, Kirsten Mertz, Michèle Voegeli, Robert Rosenberg, Emanuel Burri, Svetozar Subotic, Anna Romanens, Anne Leuppi-Taegtmeyer, Christian Regenbrecht, Lena Wedeken, Marcus Vetter

“…The treatment of older patients with cancer is challenging owing to frailty and the presence of comorbidities, which complicate treatment decisions by impacting tolerance to therapeutic interventions, as well as poor representation of this patient population in clinical trials, leading to a lack of evidence-based data, especially in later lines of therapy. …”
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Prevalence of mixed features in patients with first-episode depression: An exploratory multicentric study by Sandeep Grover, Swapnajeet Sahoo, Kshirod K. Mishra, Raman Deep, Naresh Nebhinani, Ranjan Bhattacharya, Jitender Aneja, Roy A. Kalivayalil, Seshadri S. Chaterjee, Vikas Menon, Alka A. Subramanyam, Varghese P. Punnoose, Avinash Desouza, Aseem Mehra, BN Subodh, Ajit Avasthi

“…Those with mixed features had higher prevalence of comorbid tobacco dependence and psychotic symptoms. …”
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Post-operative gigantic lumbar pseudomeningocele: A case report by Dionysia Fermeli, Vasileios Panagiotopoulos, Dimitrios Papadakos, Andreas Theofanopoulos, Petros Zampakis, Constantine Constantoyannis

“…Although treatment options are controversial, they should be recognized soon enough in order to avoid central nervous infections, neurological deficits and further comorbidities.…”
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Older People: Surgical Treatment with Minimally Invasive Approaches and Outcome by Chiara Dobrinja, Marta Silvestri, Nicolò de Manzini

“…Elderly patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) are often not referred to surgery because of their associated comorbidities that may increase surgical risk. The aim of the study was to review indications and results of minimally invasive approach parathyroidectomy in elderly patients to evaluate its impact on outcome. …”
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Frequency and prescription patterns of laboratory investigations in evaluating physical morbidity among psychiatric inpatients – A cross-sectional study by Gargi Pushpalal, Sivaprakash Balasundaram, Karthick Subramanian, Mohamed Hanifah

“…Background: Comorbid physical illnesses worsen the morbidity and mortality in patients with mental illness. …”
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