Spontaneous bilateral vertebral artery dissection complicated by hemodynamic posterior circulation stroke: A case report by Adam Sqalli Houssaini, MD, Sarah Lembarki, MD, Fatima Chait, MD, Mohamed Jiddane, PhD, Firdaous Touarsa, PhD

“…We report the case of a 57-year-old woman with no history of cardiovascular disease who presented to the emergency department with hemibody weakness and slurred speech. …”
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A Curious Case of Dengue Fever: A Case Report of Unorthodox Manifestations by Raja Shakeel Mushtaque, Syed Masroor Ahmad, Rabia Mushtaque, Shahbano Baloch

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The protective effect and experimental research progress of pleotropic statins in intervertebral disc degeneration by Xianxu Zhang, Shicheng Li, Xin Liu, Zhong Ma, Qiang Zhang, Yuji Zhang, Jiangdong An, Zhiqiang Luo

“…In recent years, statins, a class of drugs traditionally used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, have been shown to exert beneficial effects on IVDD through multiple mechanisms. …”
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Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory roles of tea polyphenols in inflammatory bowel diseases by Van-Long Truong, Woo-Sik Jeong

“…High intake of tea polyphenols has been described to prevent and/or attenuate a variety of chronic pathological conditions like cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, and cancer. …”
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Indications for Dental Specialists for Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Mandibular Advancement Devices: A Narrative Review by Antonino Lo Giudice, Salvatore La Rosa, Vincenzo Ronsivalle, Gaetano Isola, Marco Cicciù, Giulio Alessandri-Bonetti, Rosalia Leonardi

“…Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome is characterized by repeated airway collapse during sleep. It determines cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neurocognitive consequences and is associated with several daytime and nighttime symptoms that influence the patient’s quality of life. …”
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Correction: Rakhshandeh et al. Protective Effect of <i>Portulaca oleracea</i> on Streptozotocin-Induced Type I Diabetes-Associated Reproductive System Dysfunction and Inflammation.... by Hassan Rakhshandeh, Hamed Rajabi Khasevan, Anella Saviano, Mohammad Reza Mahdinezhad, Vafa Baradaran Rahimi, Sajjad Ehtiati, Leila Etemad, Alireza Ebrahimzadeh-bideskan, Francesco Maione, Vahid Reza Askari

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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Romania: Results of the SEPHAR Study by M. Dorobantu, R. O. Darabont, E. Badila, S. Ghiorghe

“…In order to investigate the data for Romania, we firstly performed a national survey—the Study for the Evaluation of Prevalence of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk in Adult Population in Romania (SEPHAR). …”
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Structural Characters and Pharmacological Activity of Protopanaxadiol-Type Saponins and Protopanaxatriol-Type Saponins from Ginseng by Lancao Zhang, Xiang Gao, Chunhui Yang, Zuguo Liang, Dongsong Guan, Tongyi Yuan, Wenxiu Qi, Daqing Zhao, Xiangyan Li, Haisi Dong, He Zhang

“…This paper provides an overview of PDS and PTS, mainly focusing on their chemical profile, pharmacokinetics, hydrolytic metabolism, and pharmacological activities including antioxidant, antifatigue, antiaging, immunodulation, antitumor, cardiovascular protection, neuroprotection, and antidiabetes. …”
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A Simple and Rapid LC-MS/MS Method for Quantification of Total Daidzein, Genistein, and Equol in Human Urine by Shikha Saha, Paul A Kroon

“…Isoflavones and isoflavandiols have shown many health benefits, such as reducing cardiovascular disease, cancer, age-related disease, and osteoporosis. …”
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Comparison of Three Sample Preparation Procedures for the Quantification of L-Arginine, Asymmetric Dimethylarginine, and Symmetric Dimethylarginine in Human Plasma Using HPLC-FLD by Anne Marie Voigt Schou-Pedersen, Jens Lykkesfeldt

“…ADMA may therefore be an important biomarker for cardiovascular disease. In the present study, three sample preparation techniques were compared regarding the quantification of L-arginine and ADMA in human plasma: (A) protein precipitation (PP) based on aqueous trichloroacetic acid (TCA), (B) PP using a mixture of ammonia and acetonitrile, and (C) solid-phase extraction (SPE). …”
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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Targets for the Treatment of Metabolic Diseases by Francisco A. Monsalve, Radha D. Pyarasani, Fernando Delgado-Lopez, Rodrigo Moore-Carrasco

“…Whereas PPAR-β/δ function is to regulate lipid metabolism, glucose homeostasis, anti-inflammation, and fatty acid oxidation and its agonists are used in the treatment of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. This review mainly focuses on the biological role of PPARs in gene regulation and metabolic diseases, with particular focus on the therapeutic potential of PPAR modulators in the treatment of thrombosis.…”
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Lymph Drainage in Pregnant Women by Sylvia Cataldo Oportus, Lilian de Paiva Rodrigues, José Maria Pereira de Godoy, Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy

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Evaluation of the hypertensive patient. Experience obtained in the blood pressure specialized consultation. by Margarita Roméu Escobar, Darelis Sabina Molina, Beatriz Sabina Roméu

“…It was identified intensive retinopathy on 62.5% of the patients, cardiovascular repercussion on 40%, and renal repercussion on 25%. …”
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Correction: Ceria nanoparticles ameliorate renal fibrosis by modulating the balance between oxidative phosphorylation and aerobic glycolysis by Mengling Wang, Feng Zeng, Fengling Ning, Yinhang Wang, Shilin Zhou, Jiaqi He, Cong Li, Cong Wang, Xiaolin Sun, Dongliang Zhang, Jisheng Xiao, Ping Hu, Svetlana Reilly, Hong Xin, Xudong Xu, Xuemei Zhang

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Patterns of multimorbidity in primary care electronic health records: A systematic review by Giorgi Beridze, Ahmad Abbadi, Joan Ars, Francesca Remelli, Davide L Vetrano, Caterina Trevisan, Laura-Mónica Pérez, Juan A López-Rodríguez, Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga

“…Mental health and cardiovascular patterns were identified in all studies, often in combination with diseases of other organ systems (e.g. neurological, endocrine). …”
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Modulation of Adipocytokines Production and Serum NEFA Level by Metformin, Glimepiride, and Sitagliptin in HFD/STZ Diabetic Rats by Mohamed I. Saad, Maher A. Kamel, Mervat Y. Hanafi

“…., increased serum adiponectin and decreased serum leptin) may also underlie the improvement of insulin resistance and could be a possible mechanism for the beneficial cardiovascular effects of metformin and sitagliptin.…”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Visualization of Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaques at the Brachiocephalic Artery of Apolipoprotein E Knockout Mice by the Blood-Pool Contrast Agent B229... by Cinzia Parolini, Marco Busnelli, Giulia S. Ganzetti, Federica Dellera, Stefano Manzini, Eugenio Scanziani, Jason L. Johnson, Cesare R. Sirtori, Giulia Chiesa

“…These results suggest that B22956/1 could represent an interesting tool for the identification of atherosclerotic plaques potentially leading to acute cardiovascular events.…”
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Treatment of Severe Hypertriglyceridemia with Continuous Insulin Infusion by Yesica Rodríguez Santana, Andrea Nimo Román, Iker García Sáez, José Manuel López Alvarez, Eduardo Consuegra Llapur, Rafael González Jorge

“…Severe hypertriglyceridemia (SH) represents a therapeutic emergency because of the possibility of developing cardiovascular events and hyperlipemic acute pancreatitis (PA). …”
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Bidirectional Interaction of Thyroid-Kidney Organs in Disease States by Fateme Shamekhi Amiri

“…No association between antimicrosomal antibodies with estimated glomerular filtration rate was seen. Cardiovascular disease was the most common complication of overt hypothyroidism in kidney dysfunction patients. …”
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The Metabolic Syndrome among Postmenopausal Women in Gorgan by Abdoljalal Marjani, Sedigheh Moghasemi

“…These factors may increase cardiovascular risk among postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome.…”
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