The Prorenin and (Pro)renin Receptor: New Players in the Brain Renin-Angiotensin System? by Wencheng Li, Hua Peng, Dale M. Seth, Yumei Feng

“…Some future perspectives in PRR research are heighted with respect to novel therapeutic target for the treatment of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases.…”
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Case of Cardiac Arrest Treated with Extra-Corporeal Life Support after MDMA Intoxication by Pierre Voizeux, Romain Lewandowski, Theresa Daily, Omar Ellouze, Olivier Bouchot, Belaïd Bouhemad, Pierre-Grégoire Guinot

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Chemical Feature-Based Molecular Modeling of Urotensin-II Receptor Antagonists: Generation of Predictive Pharmacophore Model for Early Drug Discovery by Anubhuti Pandey, Sarvesh Kumar Paliwal, Shailendra Kumar Paliwal

“…Moreover, the pharmacophore model has been used as a 3D query for virtual screening which served to detect prospective new lead compounds which can be further optimized as UT antagonists with potential for treatment of cardiovascular diseases.…”
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Hypertension in Metabolic Syndrome: Vascular Pathophysiology by Yolanda Mendizábal, Silvia Llorens, Eduardo Nava

“…Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic and cardiovascular symptoms: insulin resistance (IR), obesity, dyslipemia. …”
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Lovastatin Decreases the Expression of CD133 and Influences the Differentiation Potential of Human Embryonic Stem Cells by Ade Kallas-Kivi, Annika Trei, Toivo Maimets

“…The lipophilic statin lovastatin decreases cholesterol synthesis and is a safe and effective treatment for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Growing evidence points at antitumor potential of lovastatin. …”
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Lipolymphedema Associated with Idiopathic Cyclic Edema: A Therapeutic Approach by Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy, Henrique Jose Pereira de Godoy, Aline Aparecida de Sene Souza, Ricardo Budtinger Filho, Maria de Fatima Guerreiro Godoy

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Prevalence of Hypertension and Determination of Its Risk Factors in Rural Delhi by Jugal Kishore, Neeru Gupta, Charu Kohli, Neeta Kumar

“…It is one of the risk factors for cardiovascular mortality. Data is available on hypertension in urban population but few studies are reported in rural areas. …”
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Sulfated and Phosphorylated Agarose as Biomaterials for a Biomimetic Paradigm for FGF-2 Release by Aurelien Forget, V. Prasad Shastri

“…Cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction or limb ischemia are characterized by regression of blood vessels. …”
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From Placenta to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: The Role of Adipokines by Chiara Sartori, Pietro Lazzeroni, Silvia Merli, Viviana Dora Patianna, Francesca Viaroli, Francesca Cirillo, Sergio Amarri, Maria Elisabeth Street

“…Adipokines play a significant role in the metabolic syndrome and in cardiovascular diseases, have implications in regulating insulin sensitivity and inflammation, and have significant effects on growth and reproductive function. …”
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Donor-Recipient Size Mismatch in Paediatric Renal Transplantation by J. Donati-Bourne, H. W. Roberts, R. A. Coleman

“…Transplanting a comparatively large adult kidney into a child may lead to potential challenges related to the surgical incision and approach, vessel anastomoses, wound closure, postoperative cardiovascular stability, and age-correlated maturation of the graft. …”
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Periodization in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation: New Framework Versus Old Model? A Clinical Commentary by Georgios Kakavas, Florian Forelli, Nikolaos Malliaropoulos, Timothy E Hewett, Panagiotis Tsaklis

“…The return to sport and return to play of athletes after ACLR must progress through the recovery of strength, neuromotor control, and include cardiovascular training while considering different psychological aspects. …”
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Recombinant human growth hormone treatment of Floating-Harbor syndrome: a case report and literature review by Qing He, Yi Deng, Lei Xu, Zhe Xu, Yi Ding, Menghui Wu

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Exploring barriers and facilitators of primary care physicians towards optimising statin therapy in patients with hyperlipidaemia in the very high-risk group: a qualitative study i... by Chun Yen Beh, Rose Wai-Yee Fok, Lay Hoon Goh

“…This information offers insights into the development of a multipronged approach to address barriers across different levels with the aim of optimising statin use, reducing cardiovascular events and improving patient outcomes.…”
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Various Terpenoids Derived from Herbal and Dietary Plants Function as PPAR Modulators and Regulate Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism by Tsuyoshi Goto, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Shizuka Hirai, Teruo Kawada

“…Because PPARs are dietary lipid sensors that control energy homeostasis, daily eating of these terpenoids might be useful for the management for obesity-induced metabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular diseases.…”
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Incidence and Factors Predicting Skin Burns at the Site of Indifferent Electrode during Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias by Hussain Ibrahim, Bohuslav Finta, Jubran Rind

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Infant of a diabetic mother: clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment by Magdalena Suda-Całus, Katarzyna Dąbrowska, Ewa Gulczyńska

“…Infants of diabetic mothers (IDMs) because of mother’s diabetes are prone to developing complications and the most common include: large birth weight and complications resulting from it (i.e. birth injuries, perinatal asphyxia), cardiovascular and respiratory insufficiency (poor tolerance of labor stress), neonatal hypoglycemia and it’s complications, delayed lung maturity (fetal hyperinsulinism and the opposite function of insulin to cortisol), cardiomegaly and hypertrophy of the intraventricular septum (functional narrowing of the outflow of the left ventricle and cardiac failure), congenital malformations (most often of the central nervous system and heart). …”
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Migratory Polyarthritis Associated With Clopidogrel: A Case Report by Hamid Khederlou, Reza Hassanzadeh-Makoui, Vanoushe Azimi Pirsaraei

“… Clopidogrel, a selective thienopyridine, is used for secondary prevention of major adverse cardiovascular events. Some studies have reported inflammatory arthritis as a rare adverse effect of Clopidogrel. …”
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Sex-Related Effects of Adrenergic Drugs on Conditioned Pain Modulation: A Randomized Controlled Cross-Over Double-Blind Trial by Marie-Philippe Harvey, Marie-Chantal Dubois, Philippe Chalaye, Yanick Sansoucy, Serge Marchand

“…CPM efficacy has been reported to be influenced by various factors, such as gender and cardiovascular (autonomic) activity. The aim of this study is to describe the effect of pharmacological manipulations of autonomic activity on CPM efficacy. …”
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RPL39 Was Associated With Sex Differences in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Haixia Wang, Ling Li, Guangyuan Zhou, Lu Wang, Zeang Wu

“…Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a malignant cardiovascular disease with a complex etiology, in which several types of cells play important roles. …”
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Correlation of blood coagulation parameters with comorbidities in COVID-19 patients: A retrospective study by Shuba N, Michael A

“…Moreover, dysfunctional coagulation cascades in diabetes mellitus and an imbalance of cytokines in hypertension and cardiovascular diseases may pose an additional risk towards hypercoagulability and subsequent mortality amid those with COVID-19. …”
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